title: Premenstrual depression in women with a history of affective disorder: mood and attentional processes.
abstract: Survey studies have pinpointed high concordance rates between affective disorder and premenstrual depression. This relationship was investigated in women with a history of both disorders. Sixteen subjects rated symptoms daily during one menstrual cycle, and were assessed on measures of mood and selective attention pre- and postmenstrually. Prospective ratings confirmed premenstrual depression in only eight of the subjects. These subjects demonstrated a significant premenstrual elevation in dysphoric affect, yet exhibited a dysphoric attentional bias both pre- and postmenstrually. These data do not suggest an interactive relationship between affective disorder and premenstrual depression along the particular cognitive dimension of study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ghadirian
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Pihl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001290:Attitude; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012660:Semantics; D013067:Speech Perception