ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2017
Depression and Anxiety in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Etiology and Treatment.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 164 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture improves anxiety and depression in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise-based interventions for depression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Anxiety prevalence among women with polycystic ovary syndrome in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Acupuncture in Alleviating Negative Emotions in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence and risk of anxiety and depression in polycystic ovary syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of depression among women with polycystic ovary syndrome in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Research trend and hotspots of polycystic ovary syndrome with depression from 1993 to 2024: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled it
- The mental health of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- Psychiatric disorders in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2018Pooled it
- A prospective 12-month structured weight loss intervention in women with severe obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome: Impact of weight loss on eating behaviors.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Trial
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- Outcomes of a Mindfulness-Based Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2022Trial
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- Pioglitazone Metformin Complex Improves Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Comorbid Psychological Distress via Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation: A Prospective Clinical Study.Mediators of inflammation · 2020Trial
- Disturbed Spatial Learning and Hippocampal Molecular and Histological Alterations in Middle-Aged Rats with a History of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.International journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2027Article
- Inflammation and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: utilizing proteomics to unravel this link in adolescents.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- The relationship between stress perception and anxiety among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: the mediating role of negative coping strategies.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Precision Targeted Therapy for PCOS: Emerging Drugs, Translational Challenges, and Future Opportunities.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- From metabolic network to brain loop: unraveling the neuro-metabolic correlates in PCOS-related depression.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The Mediating Effect of Body Appreciation on the Association Between Undiagnosed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Eating Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Lebanese Women.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in reproductive age women and is associated with an increased prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms. This review presents potential mechanisms for this increased risk and outlines treatment options. RECENT
findingsWomen with PCOS have increased odds of depressive symptoms (OR 3.78; 95% CI 3.03-4.72) and anxiety symptoms (OR 5.62; 95% CI 3.22-9.80). Obesity, insulin resistance, and elevated androgens may partly contribute to this association. Therefore, in addition to established treatment options, treatment of PCOS-related symptoms with lifestyle modification and/or oral contraceptive pills may be of benefit. Screening for anxiety and depression is recommended in women with PCOS at the time of diagnosis. The exact etiology for the increased risk in PCOS is still unclear. Moreover, there is a paucity of published data on the most effective behavioral, pharmacological, or physiological treatment options specifically in women with PCOS.
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