The Psychoendocrinology of Menopause in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2397440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dara A Charney (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-434 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/136346159603300403 |
| OpenAlex | W2090638313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 58 |
Menopause is not characterized by an excess of affective illness; however, minor depressive and other psychological symptoms may be more frequent in perimenopause. It remains controver sial whether there is a causal connection between the onset of menopause and disturbances in mood. A psychoendocrine hypothesis suggests that some women have an increased vulnerability to normal hormone changes associated with menopause, and is supported by evidence that estrogen has spe cific beneficial effects on mood. Cultural factors influence the response to physiological changes that occur during menopause. Sociocultural models emphasize social status and familial roles of women in middle-age, but are unable to adequately explain the complexity of the relationship between culture and meno pause-related distress. Research has yet to establish how endocrine or other biological factors differ across cultures, and how cross-cultural variations in genetics, fertility patterns, diet and environment shape the subjective experience of menopause
Developmental psychology · Distress · Fertility · Menopause · Mood · Sociocultural evolution · Clinical Psychology · Dermatology and Skin Diseases · Medicine · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Psychology · Endocrinology
Three faces of culture-bound syndromes
Biological Aspects of Menopause
Menopausal Age and Symptomatology in a General Practice
Some Relations Among Psychiatric Symptoms, Organic Illness, and Social Class
Encounters with AgingMythologies of Menopause in Japan and North America
"Menopausal Symptoms" in Women of Various Ages
Ambiquities of aging
Cultural significance and physiological manifestations of menopause a biocultural analysis
Premenstrual syndrome as a Western culture-specific disorder
Anorexia nervosa as a culture-bound syndrome
The Relative Contributions of Endocrine Changes and Social Circumstances to Depression in Mid-Aged Women
Culture, Affect and Somatization
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |