Depression in menopaused and nonmenopaused women.

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional investigation compared the depressive condition between menopaused and nonmenopasued women in the age of 45-55 in Yazd city in Yazd Province in center of Iran. METHODS The samples were divided into two groups (70 menopaused women and 70 nonmenopaused women) , and were selected by cluster sampling from the city of Yazd. The depressive tendency of participants was examined with the Beck depression inventory. RESULTS About 72% of women were free of any depressive tendency, or very minor depression. Thirty women (21.4%) suffered from intermediate depression and 9 women (6.4%) suffered from sever depression. More than 27% of subjects were suffered from some forms of depression. There was no significant difference between the depression and condition of menopause of women. CONCLUSION It is a need to know the women's condition of depression and counseling as well as guiding them on basis of their needs to prevent any disorders.