Does menopausal transition really influence mental health? Findings from the prospective long-term Zurich study

World Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 146-154

  Rössler, Wulf ^a,b   Ajdacic Gross, Vladeta ^a   Riecher Rössler, Anita ^c   Angst, Jules ^a   Hengartner, Michael P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

depression; false positives; Menopause; neuroticism; psychopathology; psychosocial distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUSNESS; NEUROSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL SYNDROME; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973154513     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20319     Document Type: Article

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