--- title: How does PMDD affect adolescents' lives? | Niyora description: PMDD causes discomfort and interferes with social relationships in teenagers. Symptoms cycle with the menstrual cycle and are triggered by environmental and h url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-causes-discomfort-and-interfere-adolescents-2019/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How does PMDD affect adolescents' lives? Interview study, 2019 # How does PMDD affect adolescents' lives? PMDD causes discomfort and interferes with social relationships in teenagers. Symptoms cycle with the menstrual cycle and are triggered by environmental and hormonal factors. This very small qualitative study (6 students) cannot be generalized. Early or limited evidence 6 female high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with PMDD symptoms ## What they did Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 6 female high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia who had PMDD symptoms. The interviews were unstructured and analyzed using the Colaizzi method. ## What they found The study identified four main themes in how PMDD affects adolescents: symptoms create psychological, behavioral and physical changes; symptoms come and go with the menstrual cycle; environmental and hormonal factors trigger symptoms; and symptoms cause discomfort that interferes with social relationships. ## What it means for you The study shows that PMDD affects teenagers' social lives and school function. However, this qualitative study is very small (only 6 students) from one school in Indonesia, so findings describe patterns but cannot be generalized to all teenagers. 6 female students interviewed 3-8% typical PMDD prevalence 41.8% PMDD prevalence in disaster area ## About the study Original title Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Causes Discomfort And Interfere Adolescent’s Social Relationship Authors Dewi Marfuah Journal JNKI (Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia) (Indonesian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery) Year 2019 Study design Interview study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21927/jnki.2018.6(3).51-57](https://doi.org/10.21927/jnki.2018.6(3).51-57) Original abstract Menstruation is the discharge of blood from the uterus through the vagina which happens monthly. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is one of menstrual disorder and a health problem in reproductive women with prevalence about 20-40%. While, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is severe form of PMS with prevalence about 3-8%. Prevalence of PMS and PMDD increased in Pasca of disaster area about 47,3% and 41,8%. However, no researches aim to describe about life experience of adolescence with PMDD’s syndromes in pasca of disaster area. This study aimed to describe adolescents’s experience who experiencing symptoms of PMDD. This study used a qualitative study with phenomenological approach. Number of participants were six female students of SMK Negeri 1 Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia that meet PMDD based on the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV. In-depth interviews with a unstructured interview and using Colaizzi method for analysis data. Thus for trustworthiness with data source triangulation to their teachers and classmates. The results found four main themes describing the experience of adolescence with PMDD’s syndromes were formed: symptoms perceived as a change that affects the psychological, behavioral and physical; symptoms are intermittent along the menstrual cycle; environmental and hormonal factors play a role in the onset of symptoms; and symptoms cause discomfort and interfere social relationships of adolescents. Adolescents's experience with symptoms of PMDD post-disaster as like as the normal condition that cause discomfort that interferes adolescent’s social relationship. Nurses and other media personnel in the health care institution is expected to more actively participate to provide a wide range of related reproductive health education and giving intervention to reduce PMDD in order to increasing Women’s Quality of Life. Reproduced under CC-BY-SA. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) 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 Systematic review, 2026 What types of talking therapy have been studied for PMS and PMDD? 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