Psychologic distress and natural menopause: a multiethnic community study.
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| Title: | Psychologic distress and natural menopause: a multiethnic community study. |
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| Authors: | Bromberger JT (AUTHOR), Meyer PM (AUTHOR), Kravitz HM (AUTHOR), Sommer B (AUTHOR), Cordal A (AUTHOR), Powell L (AUTHOR), Ganz PA (AUTHOR), Sutton-Tyrrell K (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | American Journal of Public Health. Sep2001, Vol. 91 Issue 9, p1435-1442. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Psychological distress, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women's health, Psychology of women |
| Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between psychologic distress and natural menopause in a community sample of African American, White, Chinese, Hispanic, and Japanese women participating in a national women's health study. METHODS: A cohort of 16,065 women aged 40 to 55 years provided information on menstrual regularity in the previous year, psychosocial factors, health, and somatic-psychologic symptoms. Psychologic distress was defined as feeling tense, depressed, and irritable in the previous 2 weeks. RESULTS: Rates of psychologic distress were highest in early perimenopause (28.9%) and lowest in premenopause (20.9%) and postmenopause (22%). In comparison with premenopausal women, early perimenopausal women were at a greater risk of distress, with and without adjustment for vasomotor and sleep symptoms and covariates. Odds of distress were significantly higher for Whites than for the other racial/ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS: Psychologic distress is associated with irregular menses in midlife. It is important to determine whether distress is linked to alterations in hormone levels and to what extent a mood-hormone relationship may be influenced by socioeconomic and cultural factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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