Depression following major life transitions in women: a review and theory

• Main Authors: Moustafa, Ahmed A., Crouse*, Jacob J., Herzallah, Mohammad M., Salama, Mohamed, Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef, Misiak, Błażej, Frydecka, Dorota, Al-Dosari, Nasser F., Megreya, Ahmed M., Mattock, Karen
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/1/76316_Depression%20Following%20Major%20Life%20Transitions%20in%20Women.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/2/76316_Depression%20Following%20Major%20Life%20Transitions%20in%20Women_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/13/76316_Depression%20Following_WOS%20in%20press.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76316/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033294119872209?rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&journalCode=prxa

Depression can occur due to common major life transitions, such as giving birth, menopause, retirement, empty-nest transition, and midlife crisis. Although some of these transitions are perceived as positive (e.g., giving birth), they may still lead to depression. We conducted a systematic literat...