Anxiety, depression, and menstrual symptoms among freshman medical students

Based on data from a larger longitudinal study of medical students and physicians, this study establishes the incidence of some menstrual symptoms in a nonclinical population of 82 healthy, female, first-year medical students and investigates the correlation of self-reported anxiety and depression s...

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Published inThe journal of clinical psychiatry Vol. 49; no. 12; p. 490
Main Authors Sherry, S, Notman, M T, Nadelson, C C, Kanter, F, Salt, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1988
Subjects
Adult
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Menorrhagia - diagnosis
Menorrhagia - psychology
Menstruation
Personality Inventory
Premenstrual Syndrome - diagnosis
Premenstrual Syndrome - psychology
Students, Medical - psychology
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Summary:Based on data from a larger longitudinal study of medical students and physicians, this study establishes the incidence of some menstrual symptoms in a nonclinical population of 82 healthy, female, first-year medical students and investigates the correlation of self-reported anxiety and depression scores with these symptoms. Findings show that nearly half reported the frequent occurrence of at least one menstrual symptom that appeared to cause discomfort but did not interfere with performance. The data suggest an association between anxiety and depression scores and certain self-reported menstrual symptoms in this population. The study suggests the need for further investigation of the nature of the relationship between dysphoric moods and menstrual symptoms in healthy women.
ISSN:0160-6689