Mental health
MADRS-S, depressed, depressive symptoms
Women have a higher risk of mood changes during the menopause transition [GE significantly increased depressive symptoms measured by MADRS-S at the 6 month follow-up. This negative effect vanished at the 12-month follow-up. A similar trend was seen for PCS with a weak negative effect at 6 months changing to a significantly positive effect on the mood at 12 months. One possible explanation could be that initially the interventions make women aware of their shortcomings, but they have not yet been able to address them. As time goes by, they gradually address shortcomings and become less depressed [