title: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: evidence for a new category for DSM-5.
abstract: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which affects 2%–5% of premenopausal women, was included in Appendix B of DSMIV, "Criterion Sets and Axes Provided for Further Study." Since then, aided by the inclusion of specific and rigorous criteria in DSM-IV, there has been an explosion of research on the epidemiology, phenomenology, pathogenesis, and treatment of the disorder. In 2009, the Mood Disorders Work Group for DSM-5 convened a group of experts to examine the literature on premenstrual dysphoric disorder and provide recommendations regarding the appropriate criteria and placement for the disorder in DSM-5. Based on thorough review and lengthy discussion, the work group proposed that the information on the diagnosis, treatment, and validation of the disorder has matured sufficiently for it to qualify as a full category in DSM-5. A move to the position of category, rather than a criterion set in need of further study, will provide greater legitimacy for the disorder and encourage the growth of evidence-based research, ultimately leading to new treatments.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. cepp@upenn.edu
authors: C Neill
authors: CN
authors: Epperson
authors: Meir
authors: M
authors: Steiner
authors: S Ann
authors: SA
authors: Hartlage
authors: Elias
authors: E
authors: Eriksson
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Schmidt
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Jones
authors: Kimberly A
authors: KA
authors: Yonkers
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation / Q000523:psychology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology