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title: Is there a specific type of psychosis linked to the menstrual cycle in teenagers?
description: Yes. Periodic menstruation-linked psychosis of adolescence appears to have a distinct presentation and requires different treatment than other forms of psycho
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/periodic-menstruation-linked-psychosis-of-adolescence-1998/
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Study, 1998

# Is there a specific type of psychosis linked to the menstrual cycle in teenagers?

Yes. Periodic menstruation-linked psychosis of adolescence appears to have a distinct presentation and requires different treatment than other forms of psychosis.

 Early or limited evidence

11 adolescent girls with periodic menstruation-linked psychosis

## What they did

The authors reviewed clinical reports from over a century and presented their experience with 11 adolescent girls with periodic menstruation-linked psychosis.

## What they found

Periodic menstruation-linked psychosis of adolescence has a clinical picture that differs from other forms of psychosis. It responds to different therapeutic approaches and is completely unresponsive to traditional antipsychotic drugs.

## What it means for you

PMLPA is a specific condition requiring different treatment than typical psychosis, which is important for diagnosis and care. However, this is a case series of only 11 patients with no control group, so results need confirmation in larger studies.

11

Adolescent girls with PMLPA in this case series

## About the study

Original title Periodic menstruation-linked psychosis of adolescence Authors Ambelas A, Kat H Journal International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice Year 1998 Study design Study Participants 11 Read the paper [doi.org/10.3109/13651509809115117](https://doi.org/10.3109/13651509809115117)

## Topics

[Menstrual psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-menstrual-psychosis/)[Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-psychosis/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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