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title: Does cognitive behavioral therapy with calcium and vitamin D help PMS symptoms?
description: Yes, women who received cognitive behavioral therapy with calcium and vitamin D showed significant improvements in PMS symptoms compared to those who did not
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/treatment-of-premenstrual-syndrome-appraising-the-effectiveness-of-cognitive-2018/
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Survey study, 2018

# Does cognitive behavioral therapy with calcium and vitamin D help PMS symptoms?

Yes, women who received cognitive behavioral therapy with calcium and vitamin D showed significant improvements in PMS symptoms compared to those who did not receive treatment.

 Early or limited evidence

40 women with premenstrual syndrome

## What they did

40 women were divided into groups. One group received cognitive behavioral therapy combined with calcium supplement and vitamin D, while another group served as control. Pre- and post-test measures were taken using three assessment tools: the Premenstrual Syndrome Screening Test, General Health Questionnaire, and Bell's Adjustment Inventory.

## What they found

The women receiving cognitive behavioral therapy with calcium and vitamin D had significantly improved scores on all three measures compared to the control group (p < .05). The treatment showed beneficial effects for PMS, adjustment, and general health.

## What it means for you

This combination treatment may help PMS symptoms, adjustment, and overall health. However, the sample was quite small with only 40 women, and the study design has limitations.

40

Number of women studied

p < .05

Statistical significance

4

Number of groups

## About the study

Original title Treatment of premenstrual syndrome: Appraising the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy in addition to calcium supplement plus vitamin D Authors Karimi Z, Dehkordi MA, Alipour A et al. Journal PsyCh journal Year 2018 Study design Survey study Participants 40 What was tested Cognitive behavioral therapy combined with calcium supplement and vitamin D Read the paper [doi.org/10.1002/pchj.206](https://doi.org/10.1002/pchj.206)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Cognitive behavioral therapy](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-cbt/)[Calcium](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-calcium/)[Vitamin D](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-vitamin-d/)

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