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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Clinical Profiles of Premenstrual Experiences Among Women Having Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Affective Changes Predominate and Relate to Social and Occupational Functioning.
Wolfgang HillerCornelia WeiseKatarina SchmelzerGerhard AnderssonMaria KleinstäuberBeate Ditzensubject
Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyActivities of daily livingmedia_common.quotation_subjectmacromolecular substancesPremenstrual syndrome (PMS)IrritabilitySeverity of Illness IndexPremenstrual SyndromeQuality of lifeSeverity of illnessActivities of Daily LivingmedicineHumansProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyPsychiatryMenstrual cycleMenstrual Cyclemedia_commonRetrospective StudiesDepressionMood Disordersmusculoskeletal neural and ocular physiologyRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseasenervous systemSocioeconomic FactorsGeneral Health ProfessionsQuality of LifeFemalemedicine.symptomPsychologyStress PsychologicalClinical psychologydescription
Our objective for this study was to examine symptom severity among women suffering from premenstrual syndrome as well as associations between symptom severity and impairment. In a one-cycle prospective study, various premenstrual symptoms of 91 women were assessed. Tension and irritability were the most severe symptoms. Headache, irritability, self-deprecating thoughts, and depressed mood were the symptoms that were subjectively rated as the most burdensome. Significant correlations were found between the mean premenstrual severity and functional impairment. The severity of premenstrual affective symptoms was related to social impairment. The severity of psychological symptoms was correlated with occupational impairment. These findings confirm the prominent role of premenstrual affective symptoms and support classification guidelines focusing on both affective and physical changes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-03 | Health care for women international |