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title: Can a computer program help diagnose PMDD reliably? | Niyora
description: Researchers developed C-PASS, a computer system to help diagnose PMDD from daily symptom tracking. The abstract was incomplete and did not include results of
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Survey study, 2016

# Can a computer program help diagnose PMDD reliably?

Researchers developed C-PASS, a computer system to help diagnose PMDD from daily symptom tracking. The abstract was incomplete and did not include results of how well it works.

 Early or limited evidence

200 women from a PMDD research study at University of North Carolina

## What they did

Researchers tested a new computer program called C-PASS with data from 200 women. The program analyzed two months of daily symptom ratings to automatically diagnose PMDD or related conditions.

## What they found

The abstract describes the C-PASS system and its purpose but does not include the actual results comparing C-PASS diagnoses to expert diagnoses, as the results section was cut off.

## What it means for you

C-PASS could help doctors diagnose PMDD more objectively from daily tracking rather than relying on patients to remember symptoms. However, effectiveness was not reported in this abstract.

200

Women studied

2 months

Symptom tracking period

## About the study

Original title Standardized Scoring System Developed for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Authors Nick Zagorski Journal Psychiatric News Year 2016 Study design Survey study Participants 200 What was tested C-PASS computer system Read the paper [doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2016.9b12](https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2016.9b12)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Reproductive hormone sensitivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-hormone-sensitivity/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Apps and digital interventions](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-digital-health/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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