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title: Do psychotic symptoms happen during the menstrual cycle? | Niyora
description: Yes, according to medical literature from decades. Transient psychotic symptoms during the week before menstruation and during menstruation have been document
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-literature-review-of-psychotic-symptoms-associated-with-the-premenstruum-1993/
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- Do psychotic symptoms happen during the menstrual cycle?

Case report, 1993

# Do psychotic symptoms happen during the menstrual cycle?

Yes, according to medical literature from decades. Transient psychotic symptoms during the week before menstruation and during menstruation have been documented. However, recent systematic research on this is lacking, so we cannot say how common it is.

 Early or limited evidence

Not specified; this is a literature review

## What they did

This review examined medical literature on psychotic symptoms happening during the week before menstruation and during menstruation. Several patients with premenstrual psychoses were described.

## What they found

Psychotic symptoms during the menstrual cycle have been documented in medical literature for decades. These cases have been described using terms like atypical psychosis, periodic psychosis, and cycloid psychosis. However, the standard diagnostic category for severe premenstrual disturbance does not include psychotic features as core symptoms.

## What it means for you

Some women do experience psychotic symptoms that occur with their menstrual cycle. Good systematic research on this topic is lacking, so we do not have clear information about how common this occurs or how to treat it best.

## About the study

Original title A literature review of psychotic symptoms associated with the premenstruum Authors Severino SK, Yonkers KA Journal Psychosomatics Year 1993 Study design Case report What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/s0033-3182(93)71863-0](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-3182(93)71863-0)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-psychosis/)

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