94122682 Menopausal transition and psychological distress in a nationally representative sample: Is menopause associated with psychological distress?

Busch, Catherine M.; Zonderman, Alan B.; Costa, Pereira

doi:10.1016/s0378-5122(95)90027-6

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“…However, as narrative theory notes (Clausen, 1997;McAdams, 1985McAdams, , 1989, it is the subjective importance of experiences that counts with the individual, and those experiences that act as subjectively important turning points are not necessarily those that have been paid most attention by researchers. For example, there is an extensive literature on the psychological effects of menopause (Busch, Zonderman, & Costa, 1994), but in the present interviews it scarcely received a mention. On the other hand, our most commonly mentioned adverse turning pointthe death of a relative or friendis largely ignored by the literature, which focuses on bereavement, but not on the wider meanings of the deaths of others (Douglas, 1990(Douglas, -1991.…”

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Turning points in the lives of midlife and older women

Leonard

Burns

1999

Australian Psychologist

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he study explored the turning points in their lives reported by 60 married or previously married lower-T income midlife and older women (born 1931-1936, 1941-1 946 and 1951-1 956), and considered the importance of age and cohort effects. Following a life-review interview, respondents were asked to nominate the turning points in their lives. The turning points that were identified were classified as involving predominantly a role transition, an adversity, or an experience of personal growth.There were significant cohort differences in that the youngest cohort nominated significantly more adversities and the oldest cohort correspondingly fewer. In the total sample, role transitions and adversity turning points were most commonly experienced between the ages of 21 and 40 years, while personal development experiences increased after midlife.It is noted that the turning point approach allows respondents to select and prioritise their own significant life events, and these are not always those that are emphasised in the literature on ageing. In the present study, the most frequently reported turning points were not marriage or motherhood, as might be expected, but personal growth experiences involving psychological "self-work", such as deciding to become more independent or to change one's lifestyle. The next most common was the death of a relative or friend, which acted as a turning point in diverse emotional and philosophical ways. In contrast, issues that are a frequent topic of life event research, such as the "empty nest" or menopause, were rarely mentioned. Most importantly, the study findings highlight the importance of experiences -and in particular personal growth experiences -that occur in the second half of life.How does age affect the way that people perceive their lives? Do older people believe that their lives have been mainly shaped by events that occurred early on, or do they continue to experience significant change within themselves right through life? And have the social changes of recent times made for differences in this respect between different birth cohorts? The present paper approaches these questions by comparing "turning points" in the lives of three birth cohorts of midlife and older women. We ask whether the women describe most of their significant turning points as occurring early in life -in childhood, youth and early adulthood -or as continuing at every age, and whether those women now aged in their sixties report a different pattern from those in their fifties and forties.

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Turning points in the lives of midlife and older women

Leonard

Burns

1999

Australian Psychologist

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“…Son varios los estudios longitudinales realizados en otros países con muestras comunitarias que evidencian que la transición menopáusica no se asocia con depresión, (cfrs. Busch, Zonderman y Costa, 1994;Matthews et al, 1990) aunque en otros sí se ha encontrado mayor riesgo (Bromberger y Kravitz, 2011) y mayor sintomatología depresiva (Judd et al, 2012). En todo caso, estudios de revisión recientes plantean que, aunque se haya observado asociación entre menopausia y depresión, no existe una causa común (Llaneza et al, 2012) y los síntomas depresivos presentados no tiene significación diagnóstica específica (Judd et al, 2012).…”

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“…Porque, aunque se observa un aumento de síntomas de tipo somático durante la perimenopausia respecto a la premenopausia, dichos síntomas se limitan a ese periodo. Todo parece indicar que, tal y como plantean Busch et al (1994), el estereotipo social de que la llegada de la menopausia se asocia con malestar, el cual perdura en muchas mujeres hasta varios años después, carece de apoyo empírico en las mujeres de la población general española. Por tanto, los resultados del presente estudio pueden ser útiles para ayudar a desmontar tales mitos así como para disminuir la percepción de la menopausia como un proceso altamente negativo percepción que, según Larroy y Gutié-rrez (2009), se detecta en las mujeres españolas.…”

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Relevancia del estatus menopáusico en las diferencias en salud mental entre mujeres y hombres

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Resumen: Se analizan las diferencias entre mujeres y hombres en autoestima y en sintomatología depresiva, de ansiedad y somática, estudiando la relevancia del estatus menopáusico y la edad en tales diferencias. Se utilizó un diseño transversal con una muestra de 1341 personas adultas (726 mujeres y 615 hombres) de la población general con diferentes edades, y estatus menopáusico en el caso de las mujeres, quienes respondieron al Cuestionario de Salud General de Goldberg y al Cuestionario de Autoestima de Rector y Roger. Se encontró que las mujeres tenían más síntomas somáti-cos y de ansiedad que los hombres. No se encontraron diferencias en función del género en depresión ni en autoestima entre los más jóvenes, pero a partir de los 40 años las mujeres tenían más síntomas depresivos y menor autoestima que los hombres con edades similares. Los análisis intragénero evidenciaron que los hombres más jóvenes tenían más sintomatología depresiva y menos autoestima que los de más de 40 años, diferencias intragrupo que no se observaron entre las mujeres. Solo se encontraron diferencias entre las mujeres en función del periodo menopáusico en sintomatología somática, que era mayor en las perimenopáusicas respecto a las premeno-páusicas. Se concluye que la menopausia tiene escasa relevancia en las diferencias de género en salud mental. Palabras clave: género; menopausia; ansiedad; depresión; sintomatología somática; autoestima.Title: Relevance of menopausal status in mental health differences between women and men. Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine differences between men and women in self-esteem and depressive, somatic and anxiety symptoms when studying the relevance of menopausal status and age in such differences. Research design was a cross-sectional survey of a general population sample of 1341 (n = 726 women and n = 615 men) adults of different ages and, in the case of women, with different menopausal status. Participants responded to Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and Rector and Roger Self-esteem questionnaire. Results showed that women had more anxiety and somatic symptoms than men. Gender differences in depressive symptoms and self-esteem were not found in younger participants, although women over 40 showed more depressive symptoms and lower self-esteem than men of similar ages. Intra-gender analysis indicated that younger men had more depressive symptoms and less self-esteem than those over 40, whereas these differences were not observed in the women sample. Differences among women were only observed in relation with their diverse menopausal status in somatic symptoms, these latter being greater in perimenopausal than in premenopausal women. These results make clear that menopause has little relevance in gender differences in mental health.

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“…One study found that psychological distress was unrelated to timing of menopausal transition (Busch, Zonderman, & Costa Jr, 1994), while other studies have found an inverse relationship between menopausal age and late-life depression among women (Harlow, Wise, Otto, Soares, & Cohen, 2003; Ryan, Carrière, Scali, Ritchie, & Ancelin, 2008). Women with relatively lower levels of education appear to be at particular risk of depression from a lower age at menopause (Ryan et al, 2008).…”

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Puberty and perimenopause: Reproductive transitions and their implications for women's health

Hoyt

Falconi

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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This scoping review synthesizes existing research on two major transitions in females’ lives: puberty and perimenopause. These two periods of vast physiological change demarcate the beginning and the end of the reproductive life cycle and are associated with major neuroendocrine reorganization across two key systems, the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Despite growing evidence suggesting that the timing and experience of puberty and perimenopause are related to various physical and mental health outcomes (e.g., mood disorders, metabolism, cardiovascular health, autoimmune conditions and cancer), these two processes are rarely examined together. In this paper, we bridge these disparate literatures to highlight similarities, isolate inconsistencies, and identify important areas for future research in women’s health.

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94122682 Menopausal transition and psychological distress in a nationally representative sample: Is menopause associated with psychological distress?

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Turning points in the lives of midlife and older women

Relevancia del estatus menopáusico en las diferencias en salud mental entre mujeres y hombres

Puberty and perimenopause: Reproductive transitions and their implications for women's health

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