Poonam Singh, Bhupinder Singh
ABSTRACT
Thyroid disorders are caused by deficiency or oversecretion of the thyroxine hormone. The burden of thyroid disorders is increasing in the general population today as evident by the epidemiological studies. Researches in the field of thyroid disorders examine many psychosocial factors that have a cause and effect role on overall health and well being of thyroid patients. The review indicates that lot of themes like personality characteristics of thyroid patients, quality of life, stress, adjustment and emotional factors have attracted attention of the researchers. Review also indicates that biopsychosocial management is required to be given more attention to improve the quality of life and well being of thyroid patients.
Keywords: Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, personality, quality of life, life events* stress, psychosocial factors