Depression in menopaused and nonmenopaused women.
BACKGROUND
This cross-sectional investigation compared the depressive condition between menopaused and nonmenopasued women in the age of 45-55 in Yazd city in Yazd Province in center of Iran.


METHODS
The samples were divided into two groups (70 menopaused women and 70 nonmenopaused women) , and were selected by cluster sampling from the city of Yazd. The depressive tendency of participants was examined with the Beck depression inventory.


RESULTS
About 72% of women were free of any depressive tendency, or very minor depression. Thirty women (21.4%) suffered from intermediate depression and 9 women (6.4%) suffered from sever depression. More than 27% of subjects were suffered from some forms of depression. There was no significant difference between the depression and condition of menopause of women.


CONCLUSIONS
It is a need to know the women's condition of depression and counseling as well as guiding them on basis of their needs to prevent any disorders.
Dept. of Health Services, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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