title: Depression at the menopause.
abstract: For the doctor confronted with an unhappy menopausal woman, who is weepy, irritable, and sleeping badly, it is often difficult to decide whether these symptoms are a natural consequence of her endocrine status or due to social or psychological factors. Certainly, a link between depression and the menopause should not necessarily be assumed.
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014364:Tryptophan