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title: Do psychosocial interventions reduce premenstrual syndrome severity?
description: Yes, psychological interventions, especially coping skills training, significantly reduced PMS severity. However, the effect was modest and based on a small n
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-psychosocial-interventions-on-the-severity-of-premenstrual-syndrome-a-2019/
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Systematic review, 2019

# Do psychosocial interventions reduce premenstrual syndrome severity?

Yes, psychological interventions, especially coping skills training, significantly reduced PMS severity. However, the effect was modest and based on a small number of studies.

 Moderate study design

324 women with premenstrual syndrome across 11 studies

## What they did

Meta-analysis of 11 psychosocial intervention studies involving 324 women with PMS, searching medical databases through December 2016.

## What they found

Psychosocial interventions significantly reduced PMS severity (standardized mean difference -0.29). Coping skills training was most effective (standardized mean difference -0.53). Education programs and social support alone did not show benefits.

## What it means for you

Coping skills training may help reduce PMS symptoms. However, evidence is limited to small studies. More large, high-quality trials are needed before firm conclusions.

11

intervention studies

324

women total

-0.53

effect size for coping skills

## About the study

Original title Effect of psychosocial interventions on the severity of premenstrual syndrome: a meta-analysis Authors Han J, Cha Y, Kim S Journal Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology Year 2019 Study design Systematic review What was tested Psychosocial interventions: coping skills training, education, social support Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/0167482x.2018.1480606](https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482x.2018.1480606)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)

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