Hormone Therapy Does Not Affect Depression Severity in Older Women
Goldstein KM, Harpole LH, Stechuchak KM, Coffman CJ, Bosworth HB, Steffens DC, Bastian LA. Hormone Therapy Does Not Affect Depression Severity in Older Women. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2005, 13: 616-623. PMID: 16009738, DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200507000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone therapyDepressive symptom severityHT useOlder womenDepression severitySymptom severityWomen age 60 yearsNon-HT usersSevere depressive symptomsRole of estrogenAge 60 yearsTreatment of depressionCross-sectional analysisHT usersAntidepressant medicationMenopausal symptomsUnadjusted analysesImproving MoodDepressive symptomsDepression scoresTreatment studiesBeneficial effectsGood healthSeverityBaseline data