Anxiety and mood fluctuation during the normal menstrual cycle

• Published in: Psychosomatic medicine Vol. 44; no. 2; p. 183
• Main Authors: Lahmeyer, H W, Miller, M, DeLeon-Jones, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.1982
• Subjects: Adult; Affect; Anxiety - psychology; Depression - psychology; Female; Humans; Life Change Events; Menstruation; Ovulation; Premenstrual Syndrome - psychology; Psychological Tests

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...