Study, 1989
How should PMS be treated?
Treatment for PMS uses both non-medical and medical options. Start with education, family support, stress reduction, and diet changes. If these do not help, medication may be used. Since the exact cause of PMS is unknown, treatment is largely trial and error.
What they did
This is not a research study. It is a clinical review that summarizes current approaches to treating PMS based on what doctors know and have observed.
What they found
The review describes several treatment approaches: patient education, doctor and family support, stress reduction, dietary changes, and medications if other methods fail. It notes that treatment is largely done by trial and error since the exact cause of PMS is unknown.
What it means for you
This describes what doctors currently try when treating PMS but does not test whether any specific treatment works better than others. It shows that there is no one proven cause of PMS and that treatments are often tried in sequence. A major limit is that this is based on clinical experience and opinion rather than research evidence.
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome. A practical approach to management
- Authors
- Devalon ML, Bachman JW
- Journal
- Postgraduate medicine
- Year
- 1989
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- None - clinical review
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1989.11700771