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title: How is PMDD diagnosed and treated differently in teenagers compared to adults?
description: A 16-year-old girl with PMDD shows that diagnosis and treatment may need to be different for adolescents than for adults. This case raises important questions
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-disorder-and-the-adolescent-clinical-case-report-literature-review-2015/
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Case report, 2015

# How is PMDD diagnosed and treated differently in teenagers compared to adults?

A 16-year-old girl with PMDD shows that diagnosis and treatment may need to be different for adolescents than for adults. This case raises important questions but is based on a single teenager, so we cannot yet say what the best approach is.

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A 16-year-old girl with PMDD

## What they did

Doctors reported on a 16-year-old female with PMDD and reviewed her diagnosis from an adolescent medicine perspective. They discussed why diagnosis and treatment need to be different for teenagers compared to adults.

## What they found

Premenstrual disorder causes periodic, recurring, debilitating symptoms, either physical or psychological, that occur during the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Mood changes and physical signs before menstruation have been recognized in women, but the timing and severity can be different in teenagers.

## What it means for you

Teenagers with PMDD may need different assessment and treatment approaches than adults because of their unique developmental stage. More research is needed to clarify what those approaches should be.

16

Age of the girl (years)

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual disorder and the adolescent: clinical case report, literature review, and diagnostic and therapeutic challenges Authors Akgül S, Kanbur N Journal International journal of adolescent medicine and health Year 2015 Study design Case report What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2014-0051](https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2014-0051)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Major depressive disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-major-depression/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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