title: Prevalence and related factors of mood and anxiety disorders in a clinical sample of postmenopausal women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Meram Research and Training Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahingoz
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uguz
authors.forename: Kazım
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gezginc
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence