Trauma and stress in teen years increases risk of depression during menopause, Penn study shows

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A new study shows that women who experience multiple traumatic events during childhood or adolescence have a significantly increased risk of depression in the years leading into menopause (known as perimenopause). In particular, women who experienced their first traumatic event in their teens are especially susceptible to depression during perimenopause, even if they had previously never had depression. The study is the first to focus on the role of childhood adversity in the onset of MDD during the menopause transition.

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