id: anxiety
title: "Anxiety in menopause"
kind: symptom
summary: "NICE NG23 and British Menopause Society guidance describe cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and an individualized approach for anxiety experienced in relation to menopause. Menopause-specific evidence for anxiety as a distinct symptom is more limited than for low mood."
evidence_strength: insufficient
status: surveyed-thin
sources:
  - url: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23
    title: "Menopause: identification and management (NG23)"
    publisher: "National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE NG23)"
    date: "2015"
    study_type: "guideline"
    note: "Guidance notes menopause-specific evidence for anxiety as a distinct symptom is more limited than for low mood."
signals:
  - sig-20260710-anxiety-guideline
confidence: medium
first_seen: "2026-07-10"
last_updated: "2026-07-10"
notes: "Guideline-only, sparse menopause-specific evidence — surveyed-thin. 'Anxiety' needs an entities entry (kind: symptom); not in current registry, id not invented. Distinct from the low-mood/depressive-symptoms entry."