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title: Is the Premenstrual Assessment Form a useful tool for measuring premenstrual symptoms?
description: The tool gives consistent results in different cities, but it may diagnose too many people with premenstrual symptoms, suggesting stricter criteria are needed
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/assessment-of-premenstrual-complaint-using-the-premenstrual-assessment-form-1991/
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Study, 1991

# Is the Premenstrual Assessment Form a useful tool for measuring premenstrual symptoms?

The tool gives consistent results in different cities, but it may diagnose too many people with premenstrual symptoms, suggesting stricter criteria are needed.

 Early or limited evidence

Unselected populations in New York and Edmonton

## What they did

Researchers used the Premenstrual Assessment Form to measure premenstrual symptoms in populations from New York and Edmonton.

## What they found

The rates of diagnosis were similar in both cities. However, when the tool was used in unselected groups of women from the general population, very many met the criteria for premenstrual disorder.

## What it means for you

The tool appears consistent between different locations. However, the very high rates of diagnosis suggest the tool may be too broad and catch too many people as having a premenstrual problem. The tool may need stricter criteria or a way to measure severity level.

## About the study

Original title Assessment of premenstrual complaint using the Premenstrual Assessment Form: comparison of two populations Authors Yuk VJ, Cumming CE, Fox EE et al. Journal Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie Year 1991 Study design Study Read the paper [doi.org/10.1177/070674379103600511](https://doi.org/10.1177/070674379103600511)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Major depressive disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-major-depression/)

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