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.
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
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