Some women may not be aware of the impact of menopausal changes on mood. Educating patients with a mood disorder about what to expect and identifying and treating disabling hormonal dysregulation symptoms is an ideal opportunity to enhance the quality of life for patients during menopause and beyond.
Pearls
Is it a mood disorder or menopause?
Current Psychiatry. 2010 May;9(5):56-57
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Uzma Anwer, MD
Dr. Anwer is a staff psychiatrist, department of psychiatry, Contra Costa County, CA.
Elizabeth M. Tully, MD, FAPA
Dr. Tully is chief, child and adolescent psychiatry division, University of California, Los Angeles-Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA and assistant clinical professor, department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Antonio L. Garcia, MD, FACOG
Dr. Garcia is director, obstetrics and gynecology residency
Kurt R. Finberg, MD, FACOG
Dr. Finberg is an attending physician, obstetrics and gynecology, Kern Medical Center.