--- title: Do women with premenstrual mood symptoms have more mood disorder diagnoses? description: Yes, women reporting premenstrual affective symptoms were more likely than others to seek psychiatric care and receive a mood disorder diagnosis. We cannot be url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-affective-syndrome-and-affective-disorder-1975/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women with premenstrual mood symptoms have more mood disorder diagnoses? Survey study, 1975 # Do women with premenstrual mood symptoms have more mood disorder diagnoses? Yes, women reporting premenstrual affective symptoms were more likely than others to seek psychiatric care and receive a mood disorder diagnosis. We cannot be sure of cause and effect from this type of study. Early or limited evidence 874 freshmen and sophomore women at a university ## What they did Cross-sectional study of 874 freshmen and sophomore university women. A questionnaire about premenstrual and menstrual symptoms was sent to all of them. Researchers compared those reporting premenstrual affective symptoms to those who did not, and looked at their psychiatric care seeking and mood disorder diagnoses. ## What they found Women reporting premenstrual affective symptoms were more likely than those who did not report them to seek psychiatric care at the Student Health Service and to be diagnosed as having an affective disorder at the service. ## What it means for you Women with PMS mood symptoms may be more likely to have an underlying mood disorder, but this study doesn't tell us if PMS causes the mood problem or if they occur separately. The main limitation is that it is cross-sectional, taking only a snapshot in time without proving cause and effect. 874 women surveyed 64% response rate ## About the study Original title Premenstrual affective syndrome and affective disorder Authors Wetzel RD, Reich T, McClure JN Jr et al. Journal The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science Year 1975 Study design Survey study Participants 874 What was tested None; this was observational research Read the paper [doi.org/10.1192/bjp.127.3.219](https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.127.3.219) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) 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 Randomised trial, 2026 Does Kundalini Reiki help reduce PMS symptoms and improve quality of life? Randomised trial, 2026 Does calcium and vitamin D supplementation reduce PMS symptoms? Randomised trial, 2026 Does aerobic or resistance exercise reduce anxiety in women with PMS? Randomised trial, 2026 Does a warm footbath help PMS symptoms and sleep quality? Randomised trial, 2025 Which is more effective for PMS - Vitagnus, soy, or both together? Systematic review, 2025 How common are PMS, PMDD, and painful periods in nursing students, and do they affect their schooling? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗