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Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review
OBJECTIVES: In this systematic review, the effectiveness of herbal medicines in improving depression and anxiety in menopausal women was assessed. METHODS: Three following databases were individually searched: MEDLINE (1966-March 2017), SCOPUS (1990-March 2017), and the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Ce...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29354615 http://dx.doi.org/10.6118/jmm.2017.23.3.160 |
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author | Fattah, Abolfazl |
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description | OBJECTIVES: In this systematic review, the effectiveness of herbal medicines in improving depression and anxiety in menopausal women was assessed. METHODS: Three following databases were individually searched: MEDLINE (1966-March 2017), SCOPUS (1990-March 2017), and the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; 2017). RESULTS: A total of 9 trials were included in this systematic review. Overall, soy was found to have a beneficial effect. Also, fennel had a significant positive effect on menopausal women with depression and anxiety disorder, but not on healthy women. Red clover showed varying effects ranging from significant to non-significant on depression and anxiety. Moreover, kava was found to have a significant beneficial effect on depression and anxiety at dose of 200 mg/days. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that herbal medicines could improve anxiety and depression in among menopausal women. However, the beneficial effect still remains indefinite due to the poor methodology. |
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spelling | pubmed-57705252018-01-21 Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review Fattah, Abolfazl J Menopausal Med Original Article OBJECTIVES: In this systematic review, the effectiveness of herbal medicines in improving depression and anxiety in menopausal women was assessed. METHODS: Three following databases were individually searched: MEDLINE (1966-March 2017), SCOPUS (1990-March 2017), and the Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; 2017). RESULTS: A total of 9 trials were included in this systematic review. Overall, soy was found to have a beneficial effect. Also, fennel had a significant positive effect on menopausal women with depression and anxiety disorder, but not on healthy women. Red clover showed varying effects ranging from significant to non-significant on depression and anxiety. Moreover, kava was found to have a significant beneficial effect on depression and anxiety at dose of 200 mg/days. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that herbal medicines could improve anxiety and depression in among menopausal women. However, the beneficial effect still remains indefinite due to the poor methodology. The Korean Society of Menopause 2017-12 2017-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC5770525/ /pubmed/29354615 http://dx.doi.org/10.6118/jmm.2017.23.3.160 Text en Copyright © 2017 by The Korean Society of Menopause http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Fattah, Abolfazl Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review |
title | Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review |
title_full | Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review |
title_fullStr | Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review |
title_short | Effect of Phytoestrogen on Depression and Anxiety in Menopausal Women: A Systematic Review |
title_sort | effect of phytoestrogen on depression and anxiety in menopausal women: a systematic review |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29354615 http://dx.doi.org/10.6118/jmm.2017.23.3.160 |
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