Depression and midlife: Are we overpathologising the menopause?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-211

  Judd, Fiona K ^a   Hickey, Martha ^a   Bryant, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Menopause; Mid life; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STRESS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857356766     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.12.010     Document Type: Review

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