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Case report, 2023

# What is menstrual psychosis?

Menstrual psychosis is a rare condition causing severe psychiatric symptoms that repeat with the menstrual cycle. This case shows that psychiatry and gynecology doctors must work together to diagnose and treat it properly.

 Early or limited evidence

One early adolescent girl.

## What they did

Doctors described one early adolescent girl who started having episodes of aggression, irritability, insomnia, hallucinations and confusion when her menstrual periods began.

## What they found

The girl had multiple psychiatric hospital admissions with episodes coinciding with her menstrual cycle. She also had abnormal hormone levels. Treatment required coordination between psychiatry and gynecology specialists and raised questions about long-term antipsychotic medication.

## What it means for you

This case shows that menstrual psychosis can cause severe symptoms that repeat with the menstrual cycle. The condition is extremely rare and diagnosis is challenging. A major limitation is that this is only one girl's experience, so we don't know how common this pattern is or what treatment works best.

## About the study

Original title Challenges in diagnosis, treatment and coordination of care of menstrual psychosis Authors Gilmore A, Cottrell TJ, Chen SE Journal BMJ case reports Year 2023 Study design Case report What was tested Coordination between psychiatry and gynecology services. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-251555](https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-251555)

## Topics

[Menstrual psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-menstrual-psychosis/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Bipolar disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-bipolar/)[Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-psychosis/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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