--- title: Can combined therapy reduce emotional effects of PMS in teenage girls? description: Yes. Teenage girls who received 10 sessions of combined cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy showed significant reductions in rumination and cat url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/development-and-evaluation-of-an-intervention-package-to-alleviate-the-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Can combined therapy reduce emotional effects of PMS in teenage girls? Randomised trial, 2025 # Can combined therapy reduce emotional effects of PMS in teenage girls? Yes. Teenage girls who received 10 sessions of combined cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy showed significant reductions in rumination and catastrophic thinking about pain. Improvements lasted at follow-up. Early or limited evidence 30 adolescent girls from Iran with PMS, with 15 in the intervention group ## What they did 30 teenage girls from Iran with PMS were randomly assigned to either 10 group therapy sessions or control. Therapy combined cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy, focusing on reducing rumination and unhelpful thinking patterns. Assessments occurred before therapy, after, and at follow-up. ## What they found The therapy group showed significant reductions in rumination and pain-related catastrophic thinking compared to control. These improvements persisted at follow-up, indicating lasting effects. ## What it means for you Combined therapy may help teenage girls with PMS by changing unhelpful thought patterns. The study was small and only included girls from Iran, so results may not apply widely. Lasting effects at follow-up are promising, but larger studies are needed. 30 Total adolescent girls 15 Girls in intervention group 10 Therapy sessions ## About the study Original title Development and evaluation of an intervention package to alleviate the psychological effects of premenstrual syndrome in adolescent girls Authors Asadi H, Ghamari Kivi H, Akhavi Samarein Z Journal BMC women's health Year 2025 Study design Randomised trial Participants 15 What was tested 10 group therapy sessions combining cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03690-7](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03690-7) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Cognitive behavioral therapy](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-cbt/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Systematic review, 2025 Does teaching adolescent girls about their menstrual cycle and health help reduce period pain and PMS? Randomised trial, 2025 Does cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy reduce period pain and PMS symptoms? Randomised trial, 2013 Does psychological education reduce PMS symptoms in teenagers? Non-randomised trial, 2024 Does cognitive-behavioral or mindfulness stress management help reduce PMS in high school girls? Randomised trial, 2023 Does cognitive-behavioral counseling help adolescent girls with PMS build resilience? Randomised trial, 2022 Does cognitive-behavioral hypnotherapy reduce menstrual pain in women with severe PMS? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗