[Chronic distress syndrome in patients with Graves' disease].

Purpose: Cross-sectional study to evaluate the psychological distress of patients with Graves' disease 5 years after diagnosis.

Patients And Methods: 45 female patients being treated for Graves' disease in a specialized endocrinological practice in Wuppertal, Germany, were asked to fill in the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). All patients were in a euthyroid state for at least 6 months.