title: Influence of the hormonal status on somatic, psychopathological and mood symptoms in climacteric women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the influence of hormonal status on somatic, psychopathological and mood symptoms in climacteric women.
  
  
  METHODS
  122 postmenopausal women have been evaluated by the PISA-system and P.O.M.S. (Profile of Mood States) to evaluate somatic, psychopathological and mood symptoms in a 3-intervention trial (perimenopausal women, postmenopausal women on replacement therapy, and postmenopausal women without any therapy).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found no statistically significant difference among the three groups. A clear trend has however resulted: sex hormones seem to decrease the depressive mood, aggressiveness/anger and sexual dissatisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results are inconclusive but they suggest that hormones influence some psychological and mood symptoms during the climacterium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Nicola
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chiechi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobascio
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Todarello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D002979:Climacteric / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones