CellWell record HH-49864
Heightened menopausal symptoms mediate the associations between stress and depressive symptoms among midlife women
Nicole E Logan; Janis Gaudreau; Bridget Owens; Brietta M Oaks; Christie L Ward-Ritacco; Natalie J Sabik
2025
In plain language
In 118 midlife women, greater perceived stress was linked to worse menopause symptoms, more depressive symptoms, and a lower cortisol awakening response, with menopause symptoms statistically explaining part of the stress-depression link.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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