Depression in Menopaused and Nonmenopaused Women

This cross-sectional investigation compared the depressive condition between menopausedand nonmenopasued women in the age of 45-55 in yazd city in yazd province in center of iran.methods: the samples were divided into two groups (70 menopaused women and 70 nonmenopausedwomen) , and were selected by cluster sampling from the city of yazd. the depressive tendency ofparticipants was examined with the beck depression inventory.results: about 72% of women were free of any depressive tendency, or very minor depression.thirty women (21.4%) suffered from intermediate depression and 9 women (6.4%) suffered fromsever depression. more than 27% of subjects were suffered from some forms of depression. there wasno significant difference between the depression and condition of menopause of women.conclusion: it is a need to know the women's condition of depression and counseling as well asguiding them on basis of their needs to prevent any disorders .