HealthDay (3/6, Thompson ) reports that “a new study says some women are at more risk than others for menopause-linked mental health issues, and many escape them altogether.” Researchers found that “there’s no evidence that menopause causes a universal rise in risk for mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or psychosis.” Rather, “certain groups of women are more likely to have mental health problems during menopause – those with previous depression or depressive symptoms, those whose sleep is disturbed by nighttime hot flashes, and those who had a stressful life event around the time of menopause.” The findings were published in The Lancet.
Psychiatric News (3/6) also covers the story.
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— “Some Women Escape the Mental Health Effects of Menopause: Study,”Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, March 6, 2024