Review, 2023
What treatments help mental and physical health problems linked to the menstrual cycle?
Multiple treatment approaches work including medicines, psychotherapy, and hormonal therapy. An interdisciplinary team approach combining different specialties works best.
What they did
Reviewed available research on treatments for psychosomatic disorders linked to the menstrual cycle, including pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, non-drug biological, and hormonal methods.
What they found
The review covers treatments for stress-related menstrual irregularities, PMDD, depression related to childbirth and menopause, and other cycle-related psychosomatic disorders. It recommends a complex therapy approach using an interdisciplinary team.
What it means for you
Many effective treatment options exist for mental and physical health problems linked to your cycle. Combining approaches from different specialties gives the best results. This is a review of existing evidence, not original research.
About the study
- Original title
- [Complex therapy of psychosomatic disorders associated with the female reproductive cycle]
- Authors
- Petelin DS, Kondrateva KK, Dzhibladze TA et al.
- Journal
- Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- Various treatment methods reviewed
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202312311114
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