title: Premenstrual syndrome: concerns, controversies, and treatment.
abstract: Premenstrual syndrome is of interest to health care professionals today because of media attention and large numbers of women who are concerned about their premenstrual symptoms. At the same time, there is a lack of consensus as to diagnostic criteria and specific treatment. There appears to be a relationship between mood disorders such as major depression and luteal phase symptoms. An approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the patient with premenstrual syndrome is described.
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D003613:Danazol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D004232:Diuretics; D004967:Estrogens; D001971:Bromocriptine; D011374:Progesterone; D011736:Pyridoxine; D003613:Danazol