The Menopause and Mental Health

The Menopause and Mental Health: e-learning training course

This short course offers an excellent overview of the relationship between the menopause and mental health. For around 20% of women there can be severe physical and psychological symptoms arising from the hormonal changes associated with the menopause. Night sweats and mood swings and aches and pains are some of the common ones, but there are often complex issues that require medical intervention.

The course is broken down into 2 bite-sized units with the following titles:

• Introduction to the Menopause
• Treatment and Control

On completion of this course learners will be able to:

• List common symptoms and apply guidance on how to respond to them
• Take steps to adapt to changes in the mind and body brought on by the menopause
• Describe the links between mental health and the menopause
• Describe the basic changes brought on by perimenopause and menopause
• Describe treatments available for women going through the menopause
• Make a judgement concerning the risk factors associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT