Psychotic Disorder Releated with Graves Disease: A Case Report

Although the association between disorders of thyroid function and psychiatric symptomatology is well established, psychoses associated with hyperthyroidism are uncommon. Behavioral abnormalities that may extend to psychosis can be a manifestation of severe hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease. In this case report, we present a 39-year-old man who developed a psychotic disorder due to Graves’ disease. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2012; 49: 317-319)