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What does this article cover about premenstrual mood disorders?
This is a continuing education article written for doctors on premenstrual mood disorders. It is a teaching piece rather than a study, so it does not report a specific group of people tested, a treatment tried, or results to share.
What they did
A psychiatry teaching faculty member wrote an educational article on premenstrual mood disorders as part of a continuing medical education course for physicians, including a quiz to test understanding.
What they found
No study results, participant numbers, or treatment outcomes are given. The material instead sets out accreditation and credit details for doctors completing the course.
What it means for you
This piece is meant to educate physicians rather than to test a treatment or report new findings, so it cannot tell women with PMS or PMDD whether any particular approach works for them.
1.5
CME credits offered
7 of 10
Quiz questions to answer correctly
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual Mood Disorders
- Authors
- Susan B. Trachman
- Journal
- Postgraduate Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Year
- 2014
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None tested. This is an educational course, not a treatment study.
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1097/01.pgo.0000444555.52721.75
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