depression in menopaused and nonmenopaused women

background: this cross-sectional investigation compared the depressive condition between menopaused and nonmenopasued women in the age of 45-55 in yazd city in yazd province in center of iran. methods: the samples were divided into two groups (70 menopaused women and 70 nonmenopaused women) , and were selected by cluster sampling from the city of yazd. the depressive tendency of participants was examined with the beck depression inventory. results: about 72% of women were free of any depressive tendency, or very minor depression. thirty women (21.4%) suffered from intermediate depression and 9 women (6.4%) suffered from sever depression. more than 27% of subjects were suffered from some forms of depression. there was no significant difference between the depression and condition of menopause of women. conclusion: it is a need to know the women's condition of depression and counseling as well as guiding them on basis of their needs to prevent any disorders.