Depressed mood symptoms during the menopausal transition: observations from the Seattle Midlife Women's Health Study

Abstract

The majority of women for the majority of the time experienced MT without a high severity of depressed mood while a small group of women had mood worsening over time and others improved. Depressed mood that occurs during the MT should not be attributed automatically to menstrual cycle changes or normative changes. Instead, features of a woman's life that contribute to depression should also be considered.