The Effects of Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Depressive Symptoms and Attention in Postmenopaual Woman
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
;
: 235-239, 1999.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-724961
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to evaluated the difference of depressive symptoms and attention between estrogen user and non-user in postmenopausal women.METHODS:
30 Estrogen users and 30 non-users were participated in this study. They were all menopausal for at least 1 year and have 12 or more education years. We used BDI(Beck Depression Inventory), digit span and digit symbol to evaluate depressive symptoms and attention in both groups. We also measured the plasma estradiol level and identified the correlation between estradiol level and BDI, digit span and digit symbol.RESULTS:
The demographic data was not different between both groups. Estrogen users scored higher than non-users in digit span(forward) and lower than non-users in BDI. The correlation between estradiol level BDI, digit span and digit symbol was not significant.CONCLUSION:
Estrogen replacement therapy was effective in alleviation depressive symptoms but ineffective in improving attention in postmenopausal women.
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Main subject:
Plasma
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy
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Depression
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Education
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Estradiol
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Estrogens
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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