Study, 2004
What behavioral changes do women with PMS experience?
Depression, aggression, and irritability were found to be extremely common symptoms in women with PMS.
What they did
Researchers studied 96 women with PMS and observed their behavioral symptoms.
What they found
Depression, aggression, and irritability were recognized as extremely common behavioral symptoms associated with PMS.
What it means for you
Women with PMS commonly experience mood and behavior changes. The main limitation is that we do not have detailed information about how many women experienced each symptom or how severe symptoms were.
96
women with PMS studied
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) the Malady and the Law
- Authors
- HARINDER SINGH, Rani Walia, Rakesh K Gorea et al.
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
- Year
- 2004
- Study design
- Study
- Participants
- 96
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1177/0971097320040403
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