Prospective assessment of menstrually related mood disorders

American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 May 1984

David R. Rubinow, Peter Roy‐Byrne, M C Hoban, Philip W. Gold, Robert M. Post

DOI10.1176/ajp.141.5.684

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In a preliminary application of this measure to 20 women with self-diagnosed premenstrual syndrome, eight had a mean depression rating during the week before menstruation that was 30% higher than During the week after cessation of menstruation.

Abstract

For prospective longitudinal confirmation of menstrually related mood changes, the authors selected a 100-mm visual analogue scale for twice-daily self-rating of mood. The advantages of this method are simplicity; increased compliance; ease of graphic presentation, allowing evaluation of severity and relationship to menstruation; and greater uniformity among studies of menstrually related syndromes. In a preliminary application of this measure to 20 women with self-diagnosed premenstrual syndrome, eight (40%) had a mean depression rating during the week before menstruation that was 30% higher than during the week after cessation of menstruation.

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