--- title: How common are PMS and PMDD? Are stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems related to them? description: About 22.49% of women have PMS and 1.36% have PMDD. Women with these conditions have much higher stress, anxiety, and depression and worse sleep than women wi url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-of-prevalence-and-psychological-correlates-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-2022/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How common are PMS and PMDD? Are stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems related to them? Survey study, 2022 # How common are PMS and PMDD? Are stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems related to them? About 22.49% of women have PMS and 1.36% have PMDD. Women with these conditions have much higher stress, anxiety, and depression and worse sleep than women without them. Moderate study design 587 women in urban areas of India, with 140 having PMS or PMDD and 140 without ## What they did Researchers interviewed 587 women from urban areas in India and asked them about PMS symptoms, sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression. They selected 140 women with PMS or PMDD and compared them to 140 women without these conditions. ## What they found About 22.49% of all women studied had PMS and 1.36% had PMDD. Among women with PMS or PMDD, 63.57% had moderate PMS, 30.71% had severe PMS, and 5.71% had PMDD. Women with PMS or PMDD also had much higher stress, anxiety, and depression and worse sleep than women without these conditions. ## What it means for you PMS and PMDD are relatively common, especially PMS. The strong connection between PMS and mental health problems suggests these may be linked. However, this is an observational study, so we cannot prove one causes the other. 22.49% of women had PMS 1.36% of women had PMDD 63.57% of PMS/PMDD cases were moderate severity ## About the study Original title A Study of Prevalence and Psychological Correlates of Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Authors Arshia Jadhav, Suprakash Chaudhury, Daniel Saldanha Journal Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 587 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_656_20](https://doi.org/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_656_20) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2026 Does exercise help college women with period problems and mental health? Survey study, 2025 Do menstrual problems and poor sleep affect mood and thinking in teenage girls? Survey study, 2023 What factors make PMS worse in college students? Randomised trial, 2025 Can nutrients help PMS by regulating multiple body systems? Survey study, 2023 What factors most influence PMS severity in college students? Survey study, 2020 Do women with IBS and period problems have worse psychological symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗