--- title: How common are PMDD, subthreshold PMDD, and PMS in adolescent girls, and how much do they affect their lives? description: About 20 percent of adolescent girls reported distressing premenstrual symptoms. Roughly 6.76 percent met criteria for full PMDD and 6.2 percent met criteria url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/survey-of-premenstrual-symptom-severity-and-impairment-in-korean-adolescents-2014/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How common are PMDD, subthreshold PMDD, and PMS in adolescent girls, and how much do they affect their lives? Cohort study, 2014 # How common are PMDD, subthreshold PMDD, and PMS in adolescent girls, and how much do they affect their lives? About 20 percent of adolescent girls reported distressing premenstrual symptoms. Roughly 6.76 percent met criteria for full PMDD and 6.2 percent met criteria for subthreshold PMDD, which is a milder form. Moderate study design 984 adolescent girls in an urban area ## What they did Researchers surveyed 984 adolescent girls in an urban area of Korea. They used questionnaires to identify girls with PMDD, subthreshold PMDD, moderate or severe PMS, or no or mild PMS. They also measured depression and anxiety levels. ## What they found 63 girls (6.76 percent) had PMDD and 58 (6.2 percent) had subthreshold PMDD. Girls with subthreshold PMDD had similar symptom intensity and frequency to those with full PMDD. In the PMDD and subthreshold PMDD groups, 69 percent had moderate to severe physical symptoms. Depression and anxiety were higher in these two groups than in the PMS or no/mild PMS groups. ## What it means for you About one in five adolescent girls experiences significant premenstrual distress. The subthreshold PMDD group is as symptomatic as full PMDD and should not be overlooked. A major limitation is that this is a one-time survey; daily tracking gives more accurate diagnoses. Findings are from a Korean urban population. 984 girls surveyed 6.76% met full PMDD criteria 20% reported distressing symptoms ## About the study Original title Survey of premenstrual symptom severity and impairment in Korean adolescents: premenstrual dysphoric disorder, subthreshold premenstrual dysphoric disorder and premenstrual syndrome Authors Yang J, Joe SH, Lee MS et al. Journal Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists Year 2014 Study design Cohort study Participants 984 What was tested None; cross-sectional survey Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/appy.12024](https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12024) ## 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/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2025 Is the PSST a good screening tool for PMS in Bangladesh? Survey study, 2026 Do girls who experienced childhood abuse or neglect have higher PMDD symptoms? Survey study, 2025 Are women with ADHD more likely to have PMDD? Cohort study, 2005 How common is PMS and how severe is it in young college women? Cohort study, 2025 Do women with PMS or PMDD report lower quality of life than women without these conditions? Cohort study, 2022 Does body size during childhood affect the risk of premenstrual disorders later? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗