Depressive symptoms during the menopausal transition: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 103, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 267-272

  Bromberger, Joyce T ^a,b   Matthews, Karen A ^a,b   Schott, Laura L ^a   Brockwell, Sarah ^a   Avis, Nancy E ^c   Kravitz, Howard M ^d   Everson Rose, Susan A ^d,e   Gold, Ellen B ^f   Sowers, MaryFran ^g   Randolph Jr , John F ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; Depressive symptoms; Longitudinal; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INVOLUTIONAL DEPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CLIMACTERIC; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347361287     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.01.034     Document Type: Article

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