Insomnia during menopause and perimenopause - Clinical characteristics and therapeutic options;Insônia na menopausa e perimenopausa - Características clínicas e opções terapêuticas

Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Soares, Claudio N ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c St Joseph's Healthcare   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Hypnotics; Insomnia; Menopause; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 33747840071     PISSN: 01016083     EISSN: 1806938X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-60832006000200010     Document Type: Review

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