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TITLE:
[Psychoendocrinology of menopause]
AUTHOR:
Arato M
AUTHOR AFFILIATION:
Haynal Imre Egeszsegtudomanyi Egyetem,
Pszichiatriai Tanszek, Budapest.
SOURCE:
Orv Hetil 1995 Feb 19;136(8 Suppl 1):462-4
NLM CIT. ID:
95183288
ABSTRACT:
The possible role of of the marked changes in the
regulation of female sex hormones has been implicated in the higher prevalence rate of
anxiety and affective disorders in women. There is no evidence, however, for a direct
relationship between specific hormone alterations and psychiatric, nosologic entities in
the critical periods (premenstrual, postpartum, menopausal). The menopausal psychosyndrome
can develop as a result of a chain reaction triggered by the fairly universal and specific
vasomotor symptoms: hot flushes and night sweats. The hormone substitution therapy of
menopause may have a prompt effect both on the somatic and psychic symptoms, by suspending
the domino effect. In addition to that oestrogen has some activating and mood elevating
effect, while progesteron can reduce anxiety and related symptoms.
Adult
Anxiety/DRUG THERAPY/PSYCHOLOGY
English Abstract
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Estrogens/BIOSYNTHESIS/METABOLISM
Female
Human
Middle Age
Postmenopause/METABOLISM
Premenopause/METABOLISM
PUBLICATION TYPES:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
LANGUAGE:
Hun
REGISTRY NUMBERS:
0 (Estrogens)
On Sabbatical!
When my office
lease expired at the end of 2004, I decided to turn it into a
"sabbatical" from my private practice. Many years ago, in my
grandfather's 89th year of life, he told me, "John, it is important
to smell the roses while you can still smell them." His life
gave living a very good reputation. It is also true that the
pursuit of that philosophy required my grandfather to to re-open his
assay office/ore market in Wickenburg, Arizona as a 75-year-old because
he had run a little short of retirement money. Thus, if blessed with his
luck and health, I'll be back.. --jjh
