Study, 1988
Are there different types of premenstrual symptoms?
Yes. Research found three main patterns of premenstrual changes: hostile-depressive, atypical depressive, and anxious, as well as two less common patterns.
What they did
737 military wives completed a questionnaire about their premenstrual symptoms. Researchers analyzed the responses to find patterns of symptoms that occurred together.
What they found
Three main patterns emerged from the analysis: hostile-depressive, atypical depressive, and anxious. Two minor patterns were also identified: organic and hypomanic. Each pattern had different demographic and psychological characteristics.
What it means for you
Premenstrual symptoms come in distinct patterns that may help identify different types of PMS. The main limit is the study only included military wives, so results might not apply to all women.
737
military wives surveyed
3
main symptom patterns found
2
minor symptom patterns found
About the study
- Original title
- Psychosocial correlates of premenstrual dysphoric subtypes
- Authors
- Rosen LN, Moghadam LZ, Endicott J
- Journal
- Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Year
- 1988
- Study design
- Study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05149.x
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