[The psychiatric aspect of the climacteric syndrome: its clinical picture and treatment].

A total of 130 patients with the climacteric syndrome associated with mental disorders were examined by psychiatrists. Two groups of patients were distinguished. In Group 1 specific climacteric disorders ('flushes', excessive sweating, etc.) were the major components, whereas mental disorders (asthenic, phobic, hysterical, depressive) were just concomitant. In Group 2 the climacteric syndrome resulted in development of various mental diseases, mostly neuroses, depressions of various origins, superworship ideas. Recommendations on psychotropic therapy of these disorders were developed and contraindications against the use of hormonal therapy formulated.