Study, 1985
Is premenstrual mood disorder linked to a history of other psychiatric illness?
Women with confirmed menstrually related mood disorder had a clear difference in their lifetime psychiatric illness history compared to women without it.
What they did
The researchers compared women with confirmed menstrually related mood disorder to women without it. They examined their lifetime history of psychiatric illness.
What they found
There was a clear difference in the lifetime psychiatric illness history between women with confirmed menstrually related mood disorder and those without it.
What it means for you
This suggests there may be a link between premenstrual mood changes and experiencing other psychiatric problems. The limitation is the abstract does not give specific numbers or describe which psychiatric illnesses were most common.
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual mood disorder and psychiatric illness
- Authors
- DeJong R, Rubinow DR, Roy-Byrne P et al.
- Journal
- The American journal of psychiatry
- Year
- 1985
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None.
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1176/ajp.142.11.1359
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