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Menopause and mood. Is depression linked with hormone changes?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Dell, DL; Stewart, DE
Published in: Postgrad Med
September 1, 2000

For most women, the perimenopause is not associated with depression. In those who do become depressed, mood symptoms tend to decrease at the end of menopause, regardless of previous history of depression. Many of the changes in brain function that affect mood are secondary to changing estrogen levels in the brain. Treatment with estrogen alone may improve mood in women with mild depressive symptoms, but those unresponsive to estrogen and women who have moderate to severe depression need antidepressant therapy.

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Postgrad Med

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ISSN

0032-5481

Publication Date

September 1, 2000

Volume

108

Issue

3

Start / End Page

34 / 43

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Mood Disorders
  • Menopause
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy
  • Depression
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Affect
  • 4203 Health services and systems
 

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Dell, D. L., & Stewart, D. E. (2000). Menopause and mood. Is depression linked with hormone changes? Postgrad Med, 108(3), 34–43. https://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.2000.09.1.1202
Dell, D. L., and D. E. Stewart. “Menopause and mood. Is depression linked with hormone changes?Postgrad Med 108, no. 3 (September 1, 2000): 34–43. https://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.2000.09.1.1202.
Dell DL, Stewart DE. Menopause and mood. Is depression linked with hormone changes? Postgrad Med. 2000 Sep 1;108(3):34–43.
Dell, D. L., and D. E. Stewart. “Menopause and mood. Is depression linked with hormone changes?Postgrad Med, vol. 108, no. 3, Sept. 2000, pp. 34–43. Pubmed, doi:10.3810/pgm.2000.09.1.1202.
Dell DL, Stewart DE. Menopause and mood. Is depression linked with hormone changes? Postgrad Med. 2000 Sep 1;108(3):34–43.

Published In

Postgrad Med

DOI

ISSN

0032-5481

Publication Date

September 1, 2000

Volume

108

Issue

3

Start / End Page

34 / 43

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Mood Disorders
  • Menopause
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy
  • Depression
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Affect
  • 4203 Health services and systems