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title: Are there different types of premenstrual symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes. Research found three main patterns of premenstrual changes: hostile-depressive, atypical depressive, and anxious, as well as two less common patterns.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/psychosocial-correlates-of-premenstrual-dysphoric-subtypes-1988/
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Study, 1988

# Are there different types of premenstrual symptoms?

Yes. Research found three main patterns of premenstrual changes: hostile-depressive, atypical depressive, and anxious, as well as two less common patterns.

 Moderate study design

737 military wives

## What they did

737 military wives completed a questionnaire about their premenstrual symptoms. Researchers analyzed the responses to find patterns of symptoms that occurred together.

## What they found

Three main patterns emerged from the analysis: hostile-depressive, atypical depressive, and anxious. Two minor patterns were also identified: organic and hypomanic. Each pattern had different demographic and psychological characteristics.

## What it means for you

Premenstrual symptoms come in distinct patterns that may help identify different types of PMS. The main limit is the study only included military wives, so results might not apply to all women.

737

military wives surveyed

3

main symptom patterns found

2

minor symptom patterns found

## About the study

Original title Psychosocial correlates of premenstrual dysphoric subtypes Authors Rosen LN, Moghadam LZ, Endicott J Journal Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Year 1988 Study design Study Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05149.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05149.x)

## 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/)[Bipolar disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-bipolar/)

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