title: A family systems nursing approach to premenstrual syndrome.
abstract: The paper presents a family systems nursing approach to premenstrual syndrome. The interaction between premenstrual syndrome and family dynamics becomes the focus for the clinical nurse specialist and her team. A case example illustrates the use of the interview guidelines of hypothesizing, circularity and neutrality and various systemic-strategic interventions. through this process the couple's maladaptive patterns of interaction are interrupted. Symptom prescription, symptom sharing, symptom escalation, and positive connotation are among the creative interventions used to release premenstrual syndrome from its triangulated position in the marriage.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nanchoff-Glatt
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000379:methods*; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy