S.C.R. No. 34 Summary

• Requests the Hawaii Medical Association and Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association to convene a roundtable to establish medical protocols for thyroid function testing before prescribing psychotropic medications for mental illness.

• Recognizes that thyroid conditions can present symptoms similar to mental illness and that some individuals have been prescribed psychotropic medications without thyroid testing.

• Notes that thyroid testing through blood tests is a simple procedure that can prevent ineffective or potentially harmful medication use in patients with undiagnosed thyroid conditions.

• Requires certified copies of the concurrent resolution be transmitted to the presidents of both the Hawaii Medical Association and Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association.