Study, 1986
What progress have researchers made in understanding PMS?
Researchers are making progress in defining and diagnosing PMS, but many important questions remain about whether PMS is one condition or many, and how it relates to mental health conditions.
What they did
This paper reviews research on PMS including its definition, relationship to mental health conditions, causes, treatment, and legal implications related to criminal responsibility.
What they found
Researchers are making some progress on establishing clear diagnostic criteria for PMS. However, major questions remain about how PMS relates to mental health conditions and whether PMS should be understood as a single syndrome or as multiple conditions.
What it means for you
Although PMS research is advancing, significant uncertainty remains about what PMS fundamentally is and how it connects to mental health. More research is needed to answer these key questions.
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Massil H, O'Brien PM
- Journal
- British medical journal (Clinical research ed.)
- Year
- 1986
- Study design
- Study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6557.1289
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