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title: Does teaching mental health doctors about PMDD improve how they assess and treat it?
description: When psychiatric staff attended a PMDD education session, they reported learning more about assessment and evidence-based treatment options. The study did not
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/considering-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-as-a-differential-diagnosis-in-the-2024/
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# Does teaching mental health doctors about PMDD improve how they assess and treat it?

When psychiatric staff attended a PMDD education session, they reported learning more about assessment and evidence-based treatment options. The study did not measure whether patients received better care.

 Early or limited evidence

Mental health staff at a state psychiatric facility in the northeastern United States

## What they did

Psychiatric staff at one state hospital (psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, counselors, and social workers) attended an educational presentation about PMDD from October 2019 to April 2020. They filled out a survey after the presentation about how useful it was and their views on treating PMDD.

## What they found

After the education, staff reported improved knowledge about PMDD assessment and evidence-based treatment options.

## What it means for you

Teaching mental health providers about PMDD helps them learn how to recognize and treat it. This matters because PMDD is often missed or confused with other psychiatric conditions. The main limits are that the study only asked if staff felt they learned (not whether they actually changed patient care), and it was at one hospital in one region, so results may differ elsewhere.

30%

women with moderate to severe PMDD

## About the study

Original title Considering Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder as a Differential Diagnosis in the Psychiatric Population An Educational Intervention Project Authors Sarah McNulty Journal ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Year 2024 Study design Survey study What was tested Educational presentation on PMDD assessment and evidence-based treatment. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.7275/17492254](https://doi.org/10.7275/17492254)

## Topics

[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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