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title: How should mental health professionals approach PMDD? | Niyora
description: Mental health practitioners should provide a clear diagnosis and use a step-by-step treatment plan. PMDD involves biological, psychological, and social factor
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/approach-to-premenstrual-dysphoria-for-the-mental-health-practitioner-2010/
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Review, 2010

# How should mental health professionals approach PMDD?

Mental health practitioners should provide a clear diagnosis and use a step-by-step treatment plan. PMDD involves biological, psychological, and social factors, though exactly how they interact needs more research.

 Early or limited evidence

Women with severe premenstrual mood disturbance

## What they did

This review examined research on severe premenstrual mood disturbance and approaches to managing and treating it.

## What they found

Up to 7% of women experience significant social or occupational dysfunction from severe premenstrual mood disturbance. Biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors are implicated in the cause, though the interaction between these factors remains unclear.

## What it means for you

The main takeaway is that clear diagnosis and structured treatment help. The main limitation is that we still do not fully understand how the different causes work together.

7%

women with significant social or occupational dysfunction

## About the study

Original title Approach to premenstrual dysphoria for the mental health practitioner Authors Vigod SN, Frey BN, Soares CN et al. Journal The Psychiatric clinics of North America Year 2010 Study design Review Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2010.01.008](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2010.01.008)

## 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/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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