Depressive symptoms and their risk factors in midlife women in the Middle East: a systematic review.

M AziziEnsieh FooladiM MasoumiT Geran OrimiF ElyasiS R Davis

Published in: Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society (2017)

Consistent with other areas in the world, midlife women in the Middle East region are at higher risk for depression due to the presence of different factors. High-quality longitudinal studies of representative samples, using validated questionnaires, are needed to provide more accurate prevalence data and the association between menopause and menopausal symptoms in women in the Middle East.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
risk factors
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
sleep quality
cervical cancer screening
cross sectional
social support
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
pregnant women
postmenopausal women
adipose tissue
machine learning
physical activity