Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda, Katarzyna Krajewska-Ferishah, Agnieszka Szyszko-Perłowska, Napoleon Waszkiewicz
During menopause, the risk of depression is 2-5 times greater than pre- or post-menopause. To assess the risk of depression amongst menopausal women in 2006, compared with 2021 (i.e., during the COVID-19 pandemic), we recruited female volunteers at least 40 years old to complete the menopause rating scale (MRS), the Blatt-Kupperman menopausal index (BKMI), and the Beck depression inventory. Compared with 2006, in 2021, the number of participants who experienced mild, moderate, and severe menopausal symptoms rose by 8%, 1...
December 29, 2022: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health