Mental health in the climacteric. The longitudinal study of XXXX in Gothenburg.

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A representative sample of 899 middle-aged urban Swedish @entity1 underwent a @entity146 interview on two occasions with 6 years between studies (waves). The point prevalence of all @entity146 was 39.9% at the first wave and 39.0% at the second. The corresponding one-year onset rates of all @entity146 were 18.0% and 14.2%. No significant differences were found between ages or between waves. Major @entity308 episodes accounted for about half of the @entity146 morbidity. Those @entity1 whose menopause started early were more often mentally impaired than others and they also tended to have been more often impaired even before the climacteric (ages 30-39). Menopause was not associated with any onset risk of @entity146 , but a relationship was found between this rate and the weighted sum of other life events. The latter association remained significant even when correction was made for age, social class and marital status. Divorced and the childless @entity1 ran an increased risk of developing a @entity146 with functional impairment in the 6-year period between the waves. @entity1 from the lower social classes evidenced an increased risk of contracting some @entity146 during the same period.
