The Impact of Menopause on the Mental Health of Women With an Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review

ABSTRACT Background Negative mental health implications of menopause found in the general population, combined with high rates of mental health conditions found in women with intellectual disabilities, provide rationale to examine the existing literature to determine the impact of menopause on women...

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Published in:Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. e70017 - n/a
Main Authors: Corrigan, Stephanie, McCarron, Mary, McCallion, Philip, Burke, Éilish
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2025
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Subjects:
Female
Humans
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Menopause
Menopause - psychology
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Older people
Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - psychology
Review
women's health
Womens health
menopause
mental health
intellectual disability
women's health
ISSN:1360-2322, 1468-3148, 1468-3148
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background Negative mental health implications of menopause found in the general population, combined with high rates of mental health conditions found in women with intellectual disabilities, provide rationale to examine the existing literature to determine the impact of menopause on women with intellectual disabilities. Methods The review was conducted using scoping review methodology by Arksey and O'Malley. A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases. Relevant articles were screened according to inclusion/exclusion criteria. Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis was utilised to identify themes. Results After screening, eight articles satisfied the inclusion/exclusion criteria, and after thematic analysis, themes found were: changes in mood, lack of reporting of psychological symptoms and difficulty attributing psychological symptoms to menopause. Conclusions Findings indicate the paucity of literature and the lack of attention paid to examining the impact of menopause on the experiences and mental health of women with intellectual disabilities.
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Funding: Open access funding provided by IReL.
ISSN:1360-2322
1468-3148
1468-3148
DOI:10.1111/jar.70017