Survey study, 2016
How common is PMDD among female medical students?
The study results are not included in the abstract, so we cannot report the prevalence they found.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 183 randomly selected female medical students at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. They used a self-administered questionnaire based on the DSM-V diagnostic criteria to diagnose PMDD.
What they found
The abstract does not include the results section, so the prevalence found in this study is not provided. Background information shows that PMDD affects 3-8% of women in general.
What it means for you
We cannot evaluate this study's findings because the results are missing from the abstract. The background notes that PMDD is a severe form of PMS that was recognized as a depressive disorder in the DSM-V in 2013.
183
female medical students surveyed
3-8%
prevalence of PMDD in general
About the study
- Original title
- Prevalence of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder among Medical Students of Umm Al-Qura University , Makkah Al-Mukaramah , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Authors
- Raghad Alhajaji, Fatimah A. Alturkistani, Mohammad Alkot
- Journal
- World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine
- Year
- 2016
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 183
- What was tested
- None
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.5742/mewfm.2015.92785
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