Systematic review, 2019
Does psychotherapy reduce depression and anxiety in women with PMS?
A review of 7 trials found a large decrease in depression levels (standardized mean difference -0.978), but the abstract is incomplete so we cannot know if this was statistically significant or what the full conclusions were.
What they did
Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PMS. Searched Medline via PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Iranian databases without date restriction until March 13, 2018. Two authors assessed study quality and extracted data from 7 trials.
What they found
Depression level showed a standardized mean difference of -0.978, indicating reduction. The abstract ends before reporting the p-value or findings on anxiety or other outcomes.
What it means for you
This suggests psychotherapy may reduce depression in PMS, but the incomplete abstract prevents full interpretation. The study examined psychotherapy for PMS-related mood symptoms, but conclusions cannot be drawn without the complete findings.
7
trials included
About the study
- Original title
- Psychotherapy for Depression and Anxiety in Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Authors
- Khatereh Shariati, Hamed Ghazavi, Masumeh Saeidi et al.
- Journal
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
- Year
- 2019
- Study design
- Systematic review
- What was tested
- Psychotherapy
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2018.36729.3197
Original abstract
Background: There are several therapeutic methods for the premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Although psychotherapy has been introduced for women with PMS, no regular reconsiderations of these treatments are available. Aim of the present meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of psychotherapy interventions on the PMS. Materials and Methods: The present systematic review and meta- analysis was conducted no restriction in date of publication until 13th March 2018 on electronic international databases of Medline (via PubMed), Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library as well as Iranian databases, such as Magiran, Medlib, and SID, using equivalent keywords in Persian. The quality of studies and data extraction was assessed by two authors. The standardized mean difference (SMD) measure was applied to calculate the main effect size. Results: Seven trials were included in systematic review. Depression level [SMD =-0.978; p
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