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Análise Psicológica

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Aná. Psicológica vol.25 no.3 Lisboa  2007

 

Menopausa, a experiência intrínseca de uma inevitabilidade humana: Uma revisão da literatura

Filipa Pimenta (*)

Isabel Leal (**)

Jorge Branco (***)

RESUMO

Neste artigo propomo-nos fazer uma revisão de literatura sobre a menopausa. A investigação que tem sido desenvolvida no âmbito da menopausa tem focado de forma sistemática os sintomas decorrentes das mudanças hormonais, conceituando a experiência do climatério do ponto de vista bio-médico. A investigação da vivência psico-sócio-cultural evidencia que outros factores poderão ter um papel determinante na forma como a mulher experimenta os sintomas do climatério e vive as fases de peri e pós-menopausa. São ainda referidas várias estratégias não medicamentosas que têm sido eficazes na gestão de alguns sintomas ligados aos períodos de peri e pós-menopausa.

Palavras-chave: Menopausa, sintomas, influência psico-sócio-cultural, intervenção

 

 

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper it is a state of art about menopause literature. The research that has been developed in the field of menopause has focused systematically on the symptoms related with hormonal changes and has conceptualized menopause from the bio-medical standpoint. The study of the psycho-socio-cultural experience has evidenced that other factors may play a deter-minant role in the way women experience the climacteric symptoms and experience peri- and post-menopause. It is also addressed several non-hormonal interventions that have been effective in the management of some symptoms related with peri- and post-menopause.

Key words: Menopause, symptoms, psycho-socio-cultural influence, intervention

 

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(*) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa. Bolseira de Doutoramento da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (referência SFRH/BD/32359/2006).

(**) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa.

(***) Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, Lisboa.

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