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title: How do mental health conditions change during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and perimenopause?
description: Women have higher rates of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders than men. This review found that these conditions may change during the premenstrual phas
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/mental-disorders-in-women-natural-course-during-premenstrual-phases-peripartum-2016/
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Survey study, 2016

# How do mental health conditions change during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and perimenopause?

Women have higher rates of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders than men. This review found that these conditions may change during the premenstrual phase and other reproductive stages, though it summarized existing research rather than testing new treatments.

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Women during premenstrual phases, pregnancy, and perimenopause (review of existing research)

## What they did

A review of published studies about mental health in women during premenstrual phases, pregnancy, and perimenopause, including information about brain chemicals and hormones during these periods.

## What they found

Affective, anxiety, somatoform and eating disorders are more prevalent in women than men, whereas substance use disorders occur more commonly in men, and some disorders like psychotic disorders are equally distributed in both sexes.

## What it means for you

This summarizes what we already know from research about how mental health may change during women's reproductive years. Because it's a review of existing research rather than a new study, the quality depends on what studies were available to review.

## About the study

Original title [Mental disorders in women: Natural course during premenstrual phases, peripartum period and perimenopause] Authors Martini J, Knappe S, Garthus-Niegel S et al. Journal Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie Year 2016 Study design Survey study What was tested None (literature review) Read the paper [doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-110838](https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-110838)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Eating disorders](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-eating-disorders/)[Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-psychosis/)[Perimenopause and menopause](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-perimenopause/)[Pregnancy and postpartum](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-postpartum/)

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