Survey study, 1988
What do we know about PMS/PMDD, how to diagnose it, and how it connects to psychiatric conditions?
This review summarizes current knowledge about PMS (also called PMDD in diagnostic manuals), including how to diagnose it, possible causes, treatments, and its connections to other psychiatric disorders. It outlines areas needing more research.
What they did
The authors reviewed existing knowledge and historical reports about premenstrual syndrome, including diagnostic criteria, theories about causes and treatments, and relationships to psychiatric conditions.
What they found
The review presents current understanding of PMS symptoms, diagnostic issues, various theories about causes, different treatment approaches, and how PMS overlaps with or relates to specific psychiatric conditions. It also discusses clinical implications and future research directions.
What it means for you
Understanding PMS more thoroughly and recognizing its connections to psychiatric conditions can help doctors diagnose and treat it better. This is a review of existing knowledge rather than new research, so it summarizes what was already known.
About the study
- Original title
- Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (premenstrual syndromes): clinical implications
- Authors
- Blumenthal SJ, Nadelson CC
- Journal
- The Journal of clinical psychiatry
- Year
- 1988
- Study design
- Survey study
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3058678/
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