title: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder--a study from India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) in Indian women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective recording of symptoms of PMDD over two menstrual cycles using a structured proforma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-two volunteers who returned pro formas complete in all respects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four women (6.4%) fulfilled the criteria of PMDD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of PMDD detected in this first report on the condition from India is comparable to the prevalence reported in previous studies. The group of women selected by applying such rigorous criteria appears to be heterogeneous with regard to symptom profile over the cycle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takkar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies