Estrogens in the treatment of climacteric depression, premenstrual depression, postnatal depression and chronic fatigue syndrome

The effect of hormones on behavior and depression is a major area of controversy because of the disparate views of gynecologists and psychologists. There is now good evidence that estrogens are rapidly effective in the treatment of depression in many women, but this information has not found its way through to those health-care personnel, psychiatrists and psychologists who are principally involved in the treatment of depression.