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title: Does a transdiagnostic treatment program help adolescent girls with premenstrual syndrome?
description: Yes. Girls who received 8 weeks of treatment had significantly greater improvement in PMS symptoms and emotion regulation compared to girls in the control gro
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effectiveness-of-transdiagnostic-treatment-program-on-clinical-symptoms-and-2022/
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Survey study, 2022

# Does a transdiagnostic treatment program help adolescent girls with premenstrual syndrome?

Yes. Girls who received 8 weeks of treatment had significantly greater improvement in PMS symptoms and emotion regulation compared to girls in the control group.

 Moderate study design

32 adolescent girls with PMS in Tehran, Iran

## What they did

Experimental study of 32 adolescent girls with PMS in Tehran, Iran. The treatment group (16 girls) received 8 weekly sessions of 90-minute transdiagnostic treatment program. A control group of 10 girls received no treatment. Researchers measured symptoms and emotion regulation before and after.

## What they found

The treatment group had significantly greater improvement in PMS symptoms (-1.05 versus -0.02 in controls) and emotion regulation including cognitive reappraisal and suppression (all p less than 0.001).

## What it means for you

The treatment showed promise for reducing PMS symptoms in adolescent girls. However, the control group was small (10 versus 16), and we do not know if results would apply to older women or in other countries. Only short-term results are reported.

16

girls in treatment group

8

weekly treatment sessions

90

minutes per session

## About the study

Original title The Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Treatment Program on Clinical Symptoms and Emotion Regulation in Girls Adolescents with Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Ghasemzadeh S, Naghsh Z, Fesharaki MG Journal Iranian journal of public health Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 16 What was tested Transdiagnostic Treatment Program, 8 weekly 90-minute sessions Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v51i6.9694](https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v51i6.9694)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Mood swings and emotion regulation](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-emotional-regulation/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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