Psychological aspects of menopause management

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-31

  Deeks, Amanda A ^a  

^a Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Lifestyle; Management; Menopause; Psychological factors; Relationships; Sociocultural influences

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY IMAGE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0037240836     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1521-690X(02)00077-5     Document Type: Review

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