Sarah Smith
22 Feb 2021 · Coroner Samantha Marsh · Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of hormone monitoring in menopausal depression
“hormone treatment and/or hormonal triggers for depressive illness were not considered by the Mental Health Clinicians treating [the deceased]”
2. absence of routine hormone monitoring for menopausal depression
“routine monitoring of hormones, or that consideration be given to this potential contributory factor when treating menopausal or perimenopausal women”
3. failure to consider hormonal contributions to depression
“consideration be given to this potential contributory factor when treating menopausal or perimenopausal women”
4. delayed recognition of hormonal-depression link
“an early consideration of these issues when treating a menopausal patient, and understanding of the potential interplay between hormonal changes and depression”
Responses
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