[Psychic effects of an adjuvant hormone replacement therapy in premenopausal patients: influence on the quality of life].
The influence of acute and chronic affects on hormonal activities via the neuropeptides is beyond speculation: for some women, times of hormonal changes are more likely to be linked with affective disorders - the biological or sociocultural reasons may be heterogenous. Our aim must be to identify this group at risk and offer hormonal, psychopharmacological, or psychotherapeutical support. We cannot rely on evidence-based recommendations for improving the quality of life in patients with gynecological malignoma by hormone replacement therapy. But we have evidence that adequate psychotherapeutic support has a positive effect on the individual woman s well-being.
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Universitätsklinik für Tiefenpsychologie und Psychotherapie, Wien, Osterreich.
D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017697:Premenopause / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life