Objective: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) occurs 7–14 days before the onset of menstruation and subsides with commencement menstrual flow, affects women during their reproductive age, is associated physical, psychological, behavioral changes. If mental symptoms predominate are very severe impairment, then patient classified as having premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) which may be viewed a sub...

It is known that mood disorders in women explicitly relates to estrogen production. Except for these findings phenomenon as Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, directly connected to menstrual cycle in women, is widely discussed. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a set of subjectively unpleasant mental and somatic symptoms. It appears in luteal phase of ovarian cyc...

Currently it is estimated that 3-8% of women of reproductive age meet strict criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Assessment of published reports demonstrate that the prevalence of clinically relevant dysphoric premenstrual disorder is probably higher. 13-18% of women of reproductive age may have premenstrual dysphoric symptoms severe enough to induce impairment and distress, th...

BACKGROUND Postnatal depression is associated with poorer parenting quality, but there are few studies examining maternal-specific cognitive processes that may impact on parenting quality. In this study, we examined the impact of rumination on parental problem-solving effectiveness in dysphoric and non-dysphoric postnatal mothers. METHODS Fifty-nine mothers with a infant aged 12 months and un...

BACKGROUND Premenstrual disorders such as premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) interfere with the daily lives of adolescents. The causes of PMS and PMDD are unknown, but lifestyle habits, such as regular exercise and taste preference are known to be associated. This study was conducted to investigate how premenstrual symptoms affect the school life in Japanese ...

The advances in the careful screening and diagnosis of women with PMS has led to the ability to conduct epidemiologic, etiologic, and treatment studies in well-defined samples of women. Prospective symptom charting, scoring methods, and careful clinical psychiatric and medical evaluation are necessary to rule out concurrent psychiatric and medical disorders. Studies of women with PMDD have sugg...

Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) seem to form a severity continuum with no clear-cut boundary. However, since the American Psychiatric Association proposed the research criteria for PMDD in 1994, there has been no agreement about the symptomatic constellation that constitutes this syndrome. The objective of the present study was to establish the core latent struc...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of premenstrual syndrome, review associated factors and evaluate quality of life in university students. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at Sakarya University, Turkey, between October 25, 2012, and April 25, 2013. Premenstrual Syndrome Scale was used based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III and IV (revised) for the evaluation of preme...