Can Early Menopause Trigger Depression Later In Life? National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens Study

Premature menopause may increase a woman’s later risk of depression, a new review suggests.

If further studies confirm the findings, doctors might try to identify women most likely to need psychiatric or hormonal treatment after their periods end, the researchers said.

For the study, published online Jan. 6 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers analyzed the results of 14 studies that included nearly 68,000 older women.

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