Study: Girlhood trauma linked to depression in menopause [Philly.com]

Samantha Sangenito 3/30/174:00 AM

Women who suffered multiple traumatic events as they were growing up are at significant risk of serious depression beginning in the years leading into menopause, according to a University of Pennsylvania study released Wednesday.

However, the findings by the Penn researchers also suggest that a single trauma may be associated with greater resiliency later in life.

[For more of this story, written by Rita Giordano, go to http://www.philly.com/philly/h...on-in-menopause.html]

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