Case report, 2003
Can a teenage girl have psychotic episodes linked to her menstrual cycle?
Yes. A 16-year-old girl had three psychotic episodes over 5 months, suggesting a pattern linked to menstruation.
What they did
Doctors described a case of a 16-year-old girl who had psychotic episodes. She was treated for three episodes of psychosis over 5 months.
What they found
A 16-year-old girl had three psychotic episodes over a 5-month period. The pattern suggests a link to menstruation.
What it means for you
Teenage girls can have psychotic episodes linked to menstruation, though this is a rare condition. Case reports of this condition exist in medical literature over 150 years, but it is not yet formally recognized as its own diagnosis. The main limits are this describes only one case and doctors do not yet have a standard name for this condition.
16
patient's age
3
psychotic episodes
5
months during which episodes occurred
About the study
- Original title
- Menstrual psychosis : a case report
- Authors
- Shah AB, Vahia VN, Yadav R et al.
- Journal
- Indian journal of psychiatry
- Year
- 2003
- Study design
- Case report
- What was tested
- Treatment for psychosis (type not specified)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21206838/
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