Study, 2024
When women suspected of having PMDD are tracked for 3 months, how many actually meet the full criteria?
About two-thirds (65.3%) of women with suspected PMDD actually met the full criteria for PMDD when their symptoms were tracked for 3 months.
What they did
Tracked 95 women with suspected PMDD and 64 control women for 3 months using daily symptom calendars. Researchers also measured psychological pain and anxiety sensitivity in all participants.
What they found
65.3% of women with suspected PMDD met the full criteria for permanent PMDD. Women with confirmed PMDD had higher psychological pain and anxiety sensitivity than control women. Painful periods were more common in the suspected PMDD group but not in the permanent PMDD group.
What it means for you
More than half of women thought to have PMDD actually have it when tracked properly. Daily tracking over months is important for confirming PMDD diagnosis. The main limitation is this was done in one hospital in one country.
95
women with suspected PMDD
65.3%
met permanent PMDD criteria
About the study
- Original title
- Diagnostic Persistence and Clinical Variables of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Authors
- Duygu Saygılı, Lut Tamam, Mehmet Emin Demirkol et al.
- Journal
- Neuropsychiatric Investigation
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Study
- Participants
- 95
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.5152/neuropsychiatricinvest.2024.24031
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