The pattern and prevalence of symptoms during the menstrual cycle
van den Akker, Olga 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-4358 and Steptoe, A.
(1985)
The pattern and prevalence of symptoms during the menstrual cycle.
The British Journal of Psychiatry, 147
(2)
.
pp. 164-169.
ISSN 0007-1250
[Article]
Abstract
One hundred volunteers completed a modified version of the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire daily for 35 days. The purpose of the study was disguised. None of the participants was taking oral contraceptives. Significantly more symptoms were reported in the premenstrual and menstrual phases and fewer during the follicular phase of the cycle, but the pattern of response varied considerably between subjects. Symptom reporting was higher, in all phases of the cycle, in women with high trait anxiety or psychiatric morbidity (indexed by the General Health Questionnaire) but these measures did not relate to fluctuations of symptoms around the menstrual cycle. The need for prospective longitudinal studies of menstrual cycle symptomatology is emphasised.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Psychology A. > School of Science and Technology > Psychology > Applied Health Psychology group |
| Item ID: | 3177 |
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| Depositing User: | Devika Mohan |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Nov 2009 05:58 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2017 11:41 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/3177 |
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