title: Anger in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder: its relations with premenstrual dysphoric disorder and sociodemographic and clinical variables.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to investigate anger and anger levels in women meeting the criteria of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and to determine the relation between anger levels and the severity of PMDD and other variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  50 women meeting the criteria of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and 50 healthy controls were included in the study. Sociodemographic, familial and reproductive period characteristics of the women participating in the study were recorded. All subjects were administered the State-Trait Anger Scale and Premenstrual Syndrom Scale scales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant difference was found between the Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder group and the healthy control group in terms of Premenstrual Syndrom Scale scores and anger sub scores. When the state trait anger scale scores were examined, it was seen that subscles had higher scores compared to healthy women. In Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder group; there was a positive correlation between Premenstrual Syndrom Scale scores and trait anger, anger-in and anger control scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anger appears to be an important problem that makes life more difficult for subjects with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Wide-scale further studies focused on anger and its relation with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder are needed to develop ways of coping with anger in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yenimahalle State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: esra_akyol@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soyda Akyol
authors.forename: Emel Özge
authors.initials: EÖ
authors.lastname: Karakaya Arısoy
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cayköylü
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index