--- title: Does group behavioral treatment help women with PMS? | Niyora description: Yes. Eighty-three percent of women had either a complete remission or 50% reduction in symptoms one month after the treatment. Improvements were linked to inc url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/nonmedical-management-of-late-luteal-phase-dysphoric-disorder-a-preliminary-1992/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does group behavioral treatment help women with PMS? Study, 1992 # Does group behavioral treatment help women with PMS? Yes. Eighty-three percent of women had either a complete remission or 50% reduction in symptoms one month after the treatment. Improvements were linked to increased exercise. Early or limited evidence 48 women with prospectively confirmed premenstrual syndrome ## What they did Women with confirmed premenstrual syndrome attended five weekly group sessions focused on lifestyle changes in diet, exercise, and stress management. They tracked their symptoms and how well they followed the recommendations every day. Forty-eight women completed the trial, and results were measured one month after the sessions ended. ## What they found Twenty-eight women had a complete remission of symptoms. Twelve more women had at least a 50% reduction in symptoms. Improvements in both physical and emotional symptoms were strongly associated with increases in exercise. ## What it means for you Behavioral treatment focusing on diet, exercise, and stress management may help PMS. However, this was an open trial without a comparison group, so we cannot be fully sure the improvement came from the treatment itself rather than from women paying more attention to their health. Only 48 women were studied. 48 women completed 83% had symptom improvement 28 had complete remission ## About the study Original title Nonmedical management of late luteal phase dysphoric disorder : a preliminary report Authors Pearlstein T, Rivera-Tovar A, Frank E et al. Journal The Journal of psychotherapy practice and research Year 1992 Study design Study Participants 28 What was tested Group behavioral treatment with lifestyle changes in diet, exercise, and stress management Open access Yes Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22700055/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22700055/) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/) 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 Systematic review, 2025 How common are PMS, PMDD, and painful periods in nursing students, and do they affect their schooling? Survey study, 2024 What types of premenstrual syndrome exist and how common are they? Survey study, 2024 How common is PMDD in working women and what factors are associated with it? Survey study, 2023 What percentage of women aged 20-35 have PMS symptoms and what types are most common? Review, 1991 What treatments are available for late luteal phase dysphoric disorder? Randomised trial, 2003 What treatments work for PMS and PMDD? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗