Prevalence and factors associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a community sample of young adult women

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) was recently moved to a full diagnostic category in the  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). This disorder is characterized by psychological and physical symptoms, such as depressive mood, anger, irritability, lack of interest, and internal tension. The symptoms often occur in the final week before menstruation, reducing durin g the menstruation, and minimum or absent symptoms are observed in the week after the menstruation. It is important to highlight that these symptoms have negative effects on work, school, or social activities (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Fifth Edition, 2013).

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Adriana Bezerra de Carvalho, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Tha íse Campos Mondin, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza, Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhães, Karen Jansen Source Type: research