Study, 1938
How effective is a management plan for premenstrual tension?
A management plan for premenstrual tension produced excellent results in ten women, though the abstract does not explain what the plan included or what the results were.
What they did
Found fourteen women with premenstrual tension over three years and studied and treated ten of them using a management plan.
What they found
Forty per cent of normal women experience unpleasant symptoms before menstruation in varying degrees, including fatigue and irritability. The management plan used for ten women with premenstrual tension yielded excellent therapeutic results.
What it means for you
The study found a management plan that appeared to help women with premenstrual tension. The main limitations are that the abstract is incomplete, does not describe what the plan included, does not detail what the results were, and the study was uncontrolled.
14
women with the condition identified over three years
10
women who were studied and treated
40%
of normal women with unpleasant symptoms before menstruation
About the study
- Original title
- PREMENSTRUAL TENSION
- Authors
- S. Leon Israel
- Journal
- JAMA
- Year
- 1938
- Study design
- Study
- Participants
- 40
- What was tested
- Management plan for premenstrual tension (specific details not provided in abstract).
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1001/jama.1938.02790210001001
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