2.2. Participants
depression, insomnia, depressive, stroke
STROKE, SYSTEMIC DISEASE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE
From February 2021 to December 2021, 70 participants were recruited at the Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Women were enrolled if they fulfilled the following criteria: (1) aged 45–55 years; (2) experiencing “perimenopause” defined according to the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW) criteria (Participants were excluded if they: (1) showed non-natural menopause transition due to premature ovarian failure, medication intake, or surgery (e.g., oophorectomy); (2) were pregnant or currently lactating; (3) depression and/or insomnia were caused by systemic diseases (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, surgery, etc.); (4) were diagnosed with a severe depressive episode according to ICD-10 criteria (