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September 24, 1997, Vol 278, No. 12 >
ARTICLE | September 24, 1997

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder What's That? FREE

Judith H. Gold, CM, MD, FRCPC, FRANZCP
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Correspondence: Judith H. Gold, CM, MD, FRCPC, FRANZCP, 5991 Spring Garden Rd, Suite 375, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1Y6.


JAMA. 1997;278(12):1024-1025. doi:10.1001/jama.1997.03550120084040
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Categorizing the physical and psychological complaints linked to the menstrual cycle is controversial. Some view such efforts as a sociopolitical attempt to minimize, or encapsulate, women's complaints.1 Others, such as Yonkers et al2 in this issue, investigate treatments that alleviate these complaints.

See also p 983.

Premenstrual symptoms have been described for centuries. Many cultures have established rituals and myths related to the menstrual cycle; in North America, cartoons and even lapel buttons about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are commonplace. Yet it is often unclear what is meant by PMS. Formal investigations of PMS began earlier in this century with the work of Frank in the United States and were furthered by Dalton in Britain.3 In the last 3 decades, many articles have been published dealing with both the etiology and treatment of premenstrual symptoms. By the mid 1980s, many clinicians had recognized that a small but significant

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Gurevich M.  Rethinking the label: who benefits from the PMS construct? Wom Health . 1995;;23:67-98.
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Yonkers KA, Halbreich U, Freeman E, et al.  Symptomatic improvement of premenstrual dysphoric disorder with sertraline treatment: a randomized controlled trial . JAMA . 1997;;278:983-988.
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Gold JH.  Historical perspective of premenstrual syndrome . In: Gold JH, Severino SK, eds. Premenstrual Dysphorias: Myths and Realities . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1994;.
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American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1987;.
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Gold JH, Endicott J, Frank E, et al.  Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder:literature review . In: Widiger TA, Frances AJ, Pincus HA, Ross R, First MB, Davis WW, eds. DSM-IV Sourcebook, Volume 2 . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1996;.
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Parry B.  Psychobiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder . Semin Reprod Endocrinol . 1997;;15:55-68.
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American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994;.
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Su TP, Schmidt PJ, Danaceau M, Murphy DL, Rubinow DR.  Effect of menstrual cycle phase on neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to the serotonin agonist mchlorophenylpiperazine in women with premenstrual syndrome and controls . J Clin Endocrinol Metab . 1997;;82:1220-1228.
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Hurt SW, Schurr PP, Severino SK, et al.  Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder in 670 women evaluated for premenstrual complaints . Am J Psychiatry . 1992;;149:525-530.
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Parry BL, Rosenthal NE, Wehr TA.  Research techniques used to study premenstrual syndrome . In: Osofsky HJ, Blumenthal SJ, eds. Premenstrual Syndrome: Current Findings and Future Directions . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1985;.
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World Health Organization. International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) . Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1992;.
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Merikangas KR, Foeldenyi M, Angst J.  The Zurich Study, XIX: patterns of menstrual disturbances in the community: results of the Zurich Cohort Study . Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci . 1993;;243:23-32.
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Monagle L, Dan A, Krogh V, Jossa F, Farinaro E, Trevisan M.  Perimenstrual symptom prevalence rates: an Italian-American comparison . Am J Epidemiol . 1993;;138:1070-1081.
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Fakeye O, Adegoke A.  The characteristics of the menstrual cycle in Nigerian schoolgirls and the implications for school health programmes . Afr J Med Med Sci . 1994;;23:13-17.
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Chang AM, Holroyd E, Chau JP.  Premenstrual syndrome in employed Chinese women in Hong Kong . Health Care Wom Int . 1995;;16:551-561.
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Yu M, Zhu X, Li J, Oakley D, Reame NE.  Perimenstrual symptoms among Chinese women in an urban area of China . Health Care Wom Int . 1996;;17:161-172.
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Barnhart KT, Freeman EW, Sondeimer SJ.  A clinician's guide to the premenstrual syndrome . Med Clin North Am . 1995;;79:1457-1472.
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Steiner M.  Premenstrual syndromes . Annu Rev Med . 1997;;48:447-455.

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Gurevich M.  Rethinking the label: who benefits from the PMS construct? Wom Health . 1995;;23:67-98.
2 +
Yonkers KA, Halbreich U, Freeman E, et al.  Symptomatic improvement of premenstrual dysphoric disorder with sertraline treatment: a randomized controlled trial . JAMA . 1997;;278:983-988.
3 +
Gold JH.  Historical perspective of premenstrual syndrome . In: Gold JH, Severino SK, eds. Premenstrual Dysphorias: Myths and Realities . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1994;.
4 +
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1987;.
5 +
Gold JH, Endicott J, Frank E, et al.  Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder:literature review . In: Widiger TA, Frances AJ, Pincus HA, Ross R, First MB, Davis WW, eds. DSM-IV Sourcebook, Volume 2 . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1996;.
6 +
Parry B.  Psychobiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder . Semin Reprod Endocrinol . 1997;;15:55-68.
7 +
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994;.
8 +
Su TP, Schmidt PJ, Danaceau M, Murphy DL, Rubinow DR.  Effect of menstrual cycle phase on neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to the serotonin agonist mchlorophenylpiperazine in women with premenstrual syndrome and controls . J Clin Endocrinol Metab . 1997;;82:1220-1228.
9 +
Hurt SW, Schurr PP, Severino SK, et al.  Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder in 670 women evaluated for premenstrual complaints . Am J Psychiatry . 1992;;149:525-530.
10 +
Parry BL, Rosenthal NE, Wehr TA.  Research techniques used to study premenstrual syndrome . In: Osofsky HJ, Blumenthal SJ, eds. Premenstrual Syndrome: Current Findings and Future Directions . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1985;.
11 +
World Health Organization. International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) . Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1992;.
12 +
Merikangas KR, Foeldenyi M, Angst J.  The Zurich Study, XIX: patterns of menstrual disturbances in the community: results of the Zurich Cohort Study . Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci . 1993;;243:23-32.
13 +
Monagle L, Dan A, Krogh V, Jossa F, Farinaro E, Trevisan M.  Perimenstrual symptom prevalence rates: an Italian-American comparison . Am J Epidemiol . 1993;;138:1070-1081.
14 +
Fakeye O, Adegoke A.  The characteristics of the menstrual cycle in Nigerian schoolgirls and the implications for school health programmes . Afr J Med Med Sci . 1994;;23:13-17.
15 +
Chang AM, Holroyd E, Chau JP.  Premenstrual syndrome in employed Chinese women in Hong Kong . Health Care Wom Int . 1995;;16:551-561.
16 +
Yu M, Zhu X, Li J, Oakley D, Reame NE.  Perimenstrual symptoms among Chinese women in an urban area of China . Health Care Wom Int . 1996;;17:161-172.
17 +
Barnhart KT, Freeman EW, Sondeimer SJ.  A clinician's guide to the premenstrual syndrome . Med Clin North Am . 1995;;79:1457-1472.
18 +
Steiner M.  Premenstrual syndromes . Annu Rev Med . 1997;;48:447-455.

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