This article reviews the interactions of estrogen changes and psychosocial stress in
contributing to vulnerability to major depressive disorder (MDD) in women. Estrogen …

The level of gonadal hormones to which the female brain is exposed considerably changes
across the menopausal transition, which in turn, is likely to be of great relevance for …

Individuals with anxiety disorders demonstrate altered cognitive performance including (1)
cognitive biases towards negative stimuli (affective biases) and (2) increased cognitive …

Background Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by a cluster of psychological
and somatic symptoms during the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that disappear …

The commentary is an invited brief about my contribution to Psychiatry Research. My work
has built on the “estrogen hypothesis”, as stated by Hafner, Riecher-Rossler and Seeman in …

While the reason or reasons for vulnerability to such disorders in women remain to be fully
understood, the strongest candidate is the influence of cycling levels of gonadal steroids …

Methods We studied 48 MDD and 30 HC who performed an emotional conflict task in a
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. Results On the emotional conflict …

Menopause occurs gradually and is characterized by increased susceptibility to developing
mood disorders. Several studies have suggested treatments based on the antioxidant …

This review integrates cumulative findings supporting a theoretical framework linking early
life trauma to hormonal sensitivity and mood disorders. We propose that some women might …

During mid-life, women experienced not only physical but also neurological transition.
Because of this, many women suffer from physiological and/or psychological menopausal …