Menopause and hospital admission with major mental health conditions: A population-based study

Michelle AtchisonBoard and Section of Private Practice Psychiatry, Private Practice, Samantha M Loi, Sharon ReutensSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy and Research Analysis , Fiona A WilkesAcademic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy and Research Analysis , Jeffrey CL LooiSocial Psychiatry and Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Science and Medicine, The Australian National University, Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy and Research Analysis , Stephen J RobsonNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on June 01, 2026

Abstract

Australasian Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo achieve a better understanding of whether menopause has an observable effect on major mental health conditions in midlife for women, we set out to examine population-level effects. We used national data to determine whether hospital admissions ...