| Background: Suicide is a major public health concern across the world. Based on related
sudies, thyroid dysfunction is associated with psychiatric disorders. This sudy aimed to
determine the relationship between thyroid function tess and serum prolactin in women with
suicide attempt.
Methods: A total of 261 women with the suicide attempt were included in this descriptiveanalytical sudy which took over one year (July 2015- July 2016). In addition, the patients’
serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH), free T4, and prolactin were measured, too.
Results: Of 261 patients, 44(16.9%) had subclinical hypothyroidism, 3(1.1%) clinical
hypothyroidism, and 1(0.4%) hyperthyroidism. The median value of serum prolactin in the
patients with decreased thyroid function was higher. There were not signifcant relationship
between suicide attempts and thyroid dysfunction or serum level of prolactin.
Conclusion: Although there was no signifcant relationship between thyroid tes, serum level
of prolactin and suicide attempts, the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and high serum levels of
prolactin were clinically signifcant in women who attempted suicide. Thus, the measurement
of serum TSH, free T4 and serum levels of prolactin could be considered for these patients |