The joint mature women's clinic or menopause revisited

It appears that menopause might be characterized by a major feature--change. Research is ongoing in biological, social and psychological areas and hopefully will aid us in achieving a more precise understanding of the characteristics of this subgroup of women at risk for psychiatric morbidity around the time of the menopause. Until the groups surveyed are more stringently defined and we achieve this understanding, it seems reasonable to approach such patients and their experience by individualizing their assessment and management.