OBJETIVE: To determine the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders in women receiving care in a menopause clinic. METHODS: Eighty-six women receiving care in the menopause clinic at Instituto de Ginecologia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro were assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. RESULTS: Most women had a psychiatric diagnosis (57%); generalized anxiety disorder (34.9%) and major depression (31.4%) were the most prevalent disorders. The group composed of subjects with any disorder was represented by young and married women, with lower schooling level and family history for psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSION: In our study, there was a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in outpatient women receiving care in a menopause clinic, in relation to women receiving care in other outpatient clinics, as described in the literature. There was also a high prevalence of comorbid diseases (55.5% of patients with any disorder) complicating the primary disorder, which may compromise the prognosis due to lack of early specific treatment.
Epidemiology; anxiety; depression; menopause
