Anxiety and mood fluctuation during the normal menstrual cycle

Eleven women with an average age of 23 were evaluated daily for pregnanediol excretion, mood, and behavioral fluctuations during the menstrual cycle. Subjects carefully screened for present and preexisting psychopathology experienced only minor fluctuations in rating on the Moos Menstrual Distress q...

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Published inPsychosomatic medicine Vol. 44; no. 2; p. 183
Main Authors Lahmeyer, H W, Miller, M, DeLeon-Jones, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1982
Subjects
Adult
Affect
Anxiety - psychology
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Menstruation
Ovulation
Premenstrual Syndrome - psychology
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Summary:Eleven women with an average age of 23 were evaluated daily for pregnanediol excretion, mood, and behavioral fluctuations during the menstrual cycle. Subjects carefully screened for present and preexisting psychopathology experienced only minor fluctuations in rating on the Moos Menstrual Distress questionnaire (MDQ), only the water retention achieving significance. The other scales on the MDQ and the Spielberger State Anxiety Scale had nonsignificant premenstrual elevations.
ISSN:0033-3174
DOI:10.1097/00006842-198205000-00004