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Dysphoria and Mood Disorders in Menopause

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According to an International Health Foundation report, the psychic disorders which may be manifested in the climacteric, are present in 30–40% of cases [1]. The menopause may, on the other hand, exhibit itself as a totally natural event, unmarked by psychological trauma and unaccompanied by any specific symptom. In this respect, it has recently been observed that the women in the Mayan American Indian population of the Yucatan have an asymptomatic menopause, although the endocrinological and metabolic processes are exactly the same as in European women [2].

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    R. Paoletti

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    P. G. Crosignani

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. Kenemans

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    G. Samsioe

  5. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    M. R. Soma

  6. Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Foundation, Houston, Texas, USA

    A. S. Jackson (Managing Editor) (Managing Editor)

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De Leo, D., Meneghel, G. (1997). Dysphoria and Mood Disorders in Menopause. In: Paoletti, R., Crosignani, P.G., Kenemans, P., Samsioe, G., Soma, M.R., Jackson, A.S. (eds) Women’s Health and Menopause. Medical Science Symposia Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5560-1_30

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