Menopausal Transition and Psychological Distress in a Nationally Representative Sample

Busch, Catherine M.; Zonderman, Alan B.; Costa, Paul T.

doi:10.1177/089826439400600205

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“…[ 17 ] Bush et al ., performed a national survey of women between ages of 45 and 54 and compared the results for pre-, peri-, post-menopausal status using cross-sections and longitudinal sections and found the same level of psychological distress in all groups. [ 18 ] In another study, Hay et al . investigated 78 peri/postmenopausal women attending a “menopausal clinic” and noted that 45% were clinically depressed, based on assessment using the Montgomery–Asberg depression rating scale.…”

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Depression and anxiety among middle-aged women: A community-based study

Bansal

Chaudhary

Soni

et al. 2015

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:Anxiety and depressive disorders constitute a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease and are projected to form the second most common cause of disability by 2020.Objective:To assess the level of depression and anxiety among middle age women and the possible factors behind it.Materials and Methods:A total of 180 women aged 40–60 years were selected by proportionate sampling technique. Age, education, marital status, socioeconomic status, age at marriage, age at menopause, weight and height were noted. Zung-self-rating scales were used for calculating levels of depression and anxiety in these women. The data were analyzed by using statistical software SPSS.Results:The level of syndromal depression and anxiety was found to be 86.7% and 88.9%, respectively. Most of the subjects had the moderate type of depression (49.5%) followed by mild (29.4%) and severe depression (7.8%). While in case of anxiety, most of the subjects (69.4%) had a mild form of anxiety and 17.8% had moderate anxiety level. A significant difference was observed in the level of depression with respect to marital status (P = 0.009) and in the level of anxiety with respect to age (P = 0.021) in the study subjects. On applying logistic regression, none of the factors studied were found to be significant variables for anxiety or depression in the study population.Conclusion:Depression and anxiety are prevalent among the middle-aged women in rural Punjab. Provision of mental health services in this group is essential.

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Depression and anxiety among middle-aged women: A community-based study

Bansal

Chaudhary

Soni

et al. 2015

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…Although the majority of women do not find the symptoms of the climacteric particularly troublesome (Busch, Zonderman, & Costa, 1994;Logothetis, 1991), all must consider the risk for developing the associated diseases.…”

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Counseling Women in Midlife: An Integrative Approach to Menopause

Huffman¹,

Myers²

1999

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Menopause is a normative life transition that is experienced by virtually all women, yet remains poorly understood. The dominance of the biomedical model results in a unidimensional definition of menopause as a biological event, ignoring the influence of cultural and psychosocial factors. Counselors who use an integrative approach can not only provide accurate biomedical information but also conceptualize menopause as a normative midlife transition. The purpose of this article is to provide a foundation in biomedical issues and to consider how these independently, and in interaction with cultural and psychosocial factors, influence the experience of menopause.

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“…Studies have focused on women's own perceptions of cycle regularity, 6-8 on symptoms such as hot flashes or night sweats, [9][10][11][12][13] and on hormonal changes such as increasing levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and decreasing levels of inhibin B. 14,15 Even measures as apparently objective as hormone levels, however, require careful tracking over an appreciable period of time.…”

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