Depression or menopause? Presentation and management of major depressive disorder in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Clayton, Anita H ^a   Ninan, Philip T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DULOXETINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEX HORMONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FIBROMYALGIA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MIGRAINE; MOOD CHANGE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78650444370     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.08r00747blu     Document Type: Article

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