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Prevalence and Related Factors of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in a Clinical Sample of Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Sahingoz Mine,
Uguz Faruk,
Gezginc Kazım
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00296.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , mood , mood disorders , psychiatry , outpatient clinic , medicine , clinical psychology , generalized anxiety disorder , anxiety disorder , psychology
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence and related factors of mood and anxiety disorders in postmenopausal women attending a gynecological outpatient clinic. METHODS: The study sample included 269 postmenopausal women. The Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , 4th edition was performed to determine the disorders. RESULTS: Ninety‐two (34.2%) women had at least one mood or anxiety disorder. The most common specific disorder was generalized anxiety disorder (15.6%). The existence of any mood or anxiety disorder was associated with poorer economic level. CONCLUSIONS: Mood and anxiety disorders were frequently observed in postmenopausal women who were admitted to a gynecology outpatient clinic.