title: Longitudinal measurement in the diagnostics of the premenstrual syndrome.
abstract: In this study 51 women, who had stated that they suffered from premenstrual syndrome (PMS), answered a Dutch adaptation of the Moos' Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) every other day for at least two consecutive menstrual cycles. Results showed a clear increase in symptomatology starting about seven days before menstruation and reaching a maximum at the second day of the following cycle. Diagnostic criteria to categorize individual women showed, over 2 years, a substantial decrease of the number of women with PMS in one or both of two menstrual cycles.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: van der Ploeg
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Lodder
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011594:Psychometrics; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology