Review, 1993
What treatments work best for PMS mood symptoms?
Different treatments work for different women. Treatment options range from simple supportive approaches to nutritional, psychiatric, and hormonal therapies. Choosing treatments based on individual symptoms and severity works best.
What they did
This is a review article analyzing research on treatments for premenstrual mood disturbances specifically.
What they found
Studies have tested many approaches to treating premenstrual mood symptoms. These include conservative measures, supportive therapy, nutritional approaches, psychiatric medications, hormonal treatments, and drugs that stop ovulation. A rational approach to diagnosis can lead to a hierarchy of individualized treatments that use the least invasive intervention necessary.
What it means for you
There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for PMS mood symptoms. The best approach is tailored treatment based on individual assessment and symptom severity. The main limit is that this is just a review of existing studies, not new research findings.
About the study
- Original title
- Treatment of premenstrual mood symptoms
- Authors
- Rausch JL, Parry BL
- Journal
- The Psychiatric clinics of North America
- Year
- 1993
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- Not applicable. This is a review article.
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/s0193-953x(18)30153-9