Women are far more likely than men to develop thyroid problems, especially past age 50, and abnormal levels of thyroid hormones can cause depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric symptoms, according to a report in the November 21 New York Times. The menopausal transition can also put middle-aged women at risk of major depression, a 10-year prospective study has found, and the cause may well be changes in reproductive hormones.
Clinicians should view the menopausal transition and the early postmenopausal period as times in which women are at increased risk for development of major depression. You can read more about this study here
Source: American Psychiatric Association
