Premenstrual syndrome is defined as recurrent moderate psychological and physical symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of menses and resolve with menstruation. It affects 20 to 32 percent of premenopausal women. Women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder experience affective or somatic symptoms that cause severe dysfunction in social or occupational realms. The disorder affects 3 to 8 pe...

Method: We performed a MEDLINE search of the Turkish and English language literature for the years 1955-2005 using the following terms: depression, bipolar disorder, premenstrual syndrome, premenstrual exacerbation, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, menstrual cycle, and suicide. Earlier reports had shown high rates of psychiatric admissions during the premenstrual period of the menstrual cycle a...

Around 3-8% of all women in reproductive age suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) which disenables them to live an ordinary life during the luteal phase (premenstrual phase) of the menstrual cycle. Throughout the premenstrual phase these women experience emotional, cognitive and physiological changes. Hitherto, the etiology of this disorder is unknown. Some consider the source of ...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review evidence of the treatment benefits of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for symptoms related to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. DATA SOURCES We conducted electronic database searches of MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cinahl through March 2007, and hand-searched reference ...

PMDD & Women Casablanca ------------------------------------------------------Assessment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms: population of women in Casablanca Authors : McHichi alami Kh, Tahiri SM, Moussaoui D, Kadri N. Centre Psychiatrique Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.. Summary : Menstruation is a biological phenomenon that has been subject of myths and taboos within and...