Mood disorders in midlife women: understanding the critical window and its clinical implications

CN Soares - Menopause, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective Menopausal transition and early postmenopausal years have been described as a
“window of vulnerability” for the development of depressive symptoms or depression (new or …

Venlafaxine in management of hot flashes in survivors of breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial

CL Loprinzi, JW Kugler, JA Sloan, JA Mailliard… - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
Background Hot flashes can be troublesome, especially when hormonal therapy is
contraindicated. Preliminary data have suggested that newer antidepressants, such as …

Depression in peri-and postmenopausal women: prevalence, pathophysiology and pharmacological management

CN Soares - Drugs & aging, 2013 - Springer
Epidemiologic and clinic data have unequivocally supported the notion that women
experience more psychiatric problems at some point in their lives compared with men …

Effects of estradiol withdrawal on mood in women with past perimenopausal depression: a randomized clinical trial

PJ Schmidt, RB Dor, PE Martinez, GM Guerrieri… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Perimenopause is accompanied by an increased risk of new and recurrent
depression. The coincidence of declining ovarian function with the onset of depression led …

Neurobiological underpinnings of the estrogen-mood relationship

W Wharton, CE Gleason, O Sandra… - Current psychiatry …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Women are at a higher risk than men to develop mood disorders and depression. The
increased risk is associated with fluctuating estrogen levels that occur during reproductive …

Gabapentin for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes: a randomized controlled trial

DA Butt, M Lock, JE Lewis, S Ross, R Moineddin - Menopause, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare the effectiveness and tolerability of gabapentin with placebo for the
treatment of hot flashes in women who enter menopause naturally. Design: A randomized …

Escitalopram versus ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone acetate for symptomatic peri-and postmenopausal women: impact on depression, vasomotor symptoms, sleep …

CN Soares, H Arsenio, H Joffe, B Bankier… - Menopause, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the efficacy and tolerability of escitalopram (ESCIT) compared to
estrogen and progestogen therapy (EPT) for the treatment of symptomatic peri-and …

[HTML][HTML] Practical clinical guidelines for assessing and managing menopausal symptoms after breast cancer

M Hickey, C Saunders, A Partridge, N Santoro, H Joffe… - Annals of oncology, 2008 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to provide practical, evidence-based guidelines
for evaluating and treating common menopausal symptoms following breast cancer …

Depression during menopausal transition: a review of treatment strategies and pathophysiological correlates

BN Frey, C Lord, CN Soares - Menopause international, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
It has long been recognized that women are at a higher risk than men to develop depression
and that such risk is particularly associated with reproductive cycle events. Recent long …

The prevalence and impact of migraine headache in bipolar disorder: results from the Canadian Community Health Survey: CME

RS McIntyre, JZ Konarski, K Wilkins… - … : The Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective.—To report on the prevalence of comorbid migraine in bipolar disorder and the
implications for bipolar age of onset, psychiatric comorbidity, illness course, functional …