title: Comparison of the effects of PMDD and pre-menstrual syndrome on mood disorders and quality of life: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: In this study, we compared psychiatric symptoms, quality of life and disability in patients with pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS). Forty-nine women with PMDD were compared with 43 women with PMS. All participants were asked to complete a socio-demographic data collection form, a Brief Disability Questionnaire, a medical study short form-36 (SF-36) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) forms. The patients with PMDD had higher HAD-A and HAD-D scores than the patients in PMS group (p < 0.01). No statistically significant differences were found on brief disability between two groups (p > 0.05), but both groups had medium level of brief disability. The PMDD group had a lower SF-36 scoring than the PMS group in every compared parameters (p < 0.01). PMS and PMDD may lead to brief disability, and PMDD may cause loss of quality of life and psychological problems. The evaluation of patients with PMS and PMDD pre-menstrual disorders should be more detailed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Medicine School , Rize , Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülşah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balık
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Medicine School , Rize , Turkey.
authors.forename: Çiçek
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Hocaoğlu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Medicine School , Rize , Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kağıtcı
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Medicine School , Rize , Turkey.
authors.forename: Emine Seda
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Güvenda Güven
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D065446:Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: brief disability; pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder; pre-menstrual syndrome; quality of life