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title: What psychiatric conditions are linked to PMDD in Korean women?
description: About 2.4% of Korean women experience PMDD. Women with PMDD were much more likely to have depression, anxiety, PTSD, alcohol problems, insomnia, and suicidal
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-correlates-comorbidities-and-suicidal-tendencies-of-premenstrual-2012/
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# What psychiatric conditions are linked to PMDD in Korean women?

About 2.4% of Korean women experience PMDD. Women with PMDD were much more likely to have depression, anxiety, PTSD, alcohol problems, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts than women without PMDD.

 Moderate study design

2,499 Korean women aged 18-64

## What they did

Researchers surveyed 2,499 Korean women aged 18-64. They used diagnostic interviews to identify PMDD and psychiatric disorders.

## What they found

The 12-month PMDD prevalence was 2.4%. Among women with PMDD, 59.3% had at least one psychiatric illness compared with 21.8% of women without PMDD. PMDD was strongly associated with alcohol abuse, major depression, PTSD, social phobia, specific phobia, somatoform disorder, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts. Physical illness and being underweight also increased PMDD risk.

## What it means for you

PMDD often occurs alongside depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. Women with PMDD should be screened for depression, anxiety, alcohol problems, and suicidal thoughts. The study only looked at Korean women at one time point, so results may not apply everywhere. It was cross-sectional, so it cannot show which conditions cause which.

2.4%

PMDD prevalence in Korean women

59.3%

PMDD cases with psychiatric illness

21.8%

Controls with psychiatric illness

## About the study

Original title Prevalence, correlates, comorbidities, and suicidal tendencies of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a nationwide sample of Korean women Authors Hong JP, Park S, Wang HR et al. Journal Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology Year 2012 Study design Survey study Participants 2,499 What was tested Diagnostic interviews for PMDD and psychiatric conditions Read the paper [doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0509-6](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0509-6)

## 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/)[Suicidality](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-suicidality/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Major depressive disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-major-depression/)[Anxiety disorders and OCD](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-anxiety-disorders/)

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