Survey study, 2020
How common are PMS and PMDD in women with mood and anxiety disorders?
PMS affected 47.5% and PMDD affected 13.0% of women with mood or anxiety disorders. Both were significantly linked to diet, menstrual patterns, and medication use.
What they did
Researchers collected information from 200 women at a psychiatric clinic in Thailand about their lifestyles, medical history, and menstrual patterns, then screened them for PMS and PMDD using a standard questionnaire.
What they found
PMS occurred in 47.5% and PMDD in 13.0%. PMS was significantly linked to eating chocolate, not eating bananas, weight changes, irregular periods, painful periods, muscle pain, and taking benzodiazepines. PMDD was significantly linked to money worries, eating chocolate, not eating bananas, abnormal menstrual cycle length, and dizziness during menstruation.
What it means for you
PMS and PMDD are very common in women with mental health conditions, and diet and menstrual patterns may play a role. This was a cross-sectional study at one clinic in Thailand and observational, so we cannot prove that diet causes these conditions.
47.5
PMS prevalence
13.0
PMDD prevalence
200
women studied
About the study
- Original title
- Prevalence and associated factors of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among psychiatric outpatients with mood and anxiety disorders
- Authors
- Natsara Dumrongpiwat, Chutima Roomruangwong
- Journal
- NRCT Data Center
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 200
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.14456/chulamedbull.2020.2
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