--- title: Does mindfulness training help with pain and emotional stress in PMDD? description: Yes, mindfulness training reduced pain intensity and increased distress tolerance in 32 students with PMDD, and these improvements lasted 3 months after train url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effectiveness-of-mindfulness-training-on-severity-of-pain-and-distress-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does mindfulness training help with pain and emotional stress in PMDD? Randomised trial, 2025 # Does mindfulness training help with pain and emotional stress in PMDD? Yes, mindfulness training reduced pain intensity and increased distress tolerance in 32 students with PMDD, and these improvements lasted 3 months after training ended. Moderate study design 32 female students with premenstrual dysphoric disorder at an Islamic Azad University in Tehran ## What they did Quasi-experimental study with 32 female students with PMDD from an Islamic Azad University in Tehran. Students were randomly assigned to 8 sessions of mindfulness training (experimental group) or control group. Pain intensity and distress tolerance were measured before training, immediately after, and at 3-month follow-up. ## What they found Mindfulness training reduced pain intensity and increased distress tolerance in the experimental group compared to control, with improvements maintained at the 3-month follow-up. ## What it means for you Mindfulness training may help women with PMDD manage pain and emotional stress better. The study was conducted at a single university in Iran with 32 students, so results may not apply to all women with PMDD, especially outside Iran or in different age groups. 32 students with PMDD 8 mindfulness training sessions 3 months follow-up period ## About the study Original title The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Severity of Pain and Distress Tolerance in Students with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Authors Fatemeh Salimi, Marzieh Pahlevan Journal DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Year 2025 Study design Randomised trial Participants 32 What was tested 8 mindfulness training sessions Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22051/psy.2025.50095.3104](https://doi.org/10.22051/psy.2025.50095.3104) Original abstract The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness training on pain intensity and distress tolerance in students with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with 3 months follow up and a control group. From the statistical population, which consisted of all female students with premenstrual dysphoric disorder at the Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in Tehran during the academic year 1402-1403. 32 Female students were selected through purposive sampling according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, were randomly assigned to two groups: experimental and control. The experimental group received 8 mindfulness training sessions. The research instruments included the Pain Intensity Rating Scale, and the Distress Tolerance Scale. Assessments were conducted during the three stages. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance with repeated measures method. According to the findings, mindfulness affected these patients' pain intensity and distress tolerance, reducing pain intensity and increasing distress tolerance and results were maintained at the three-month follow-up period. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that mindfulness training can be used as a method to reduce pain intensity and increase distress tolerance in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Reproduced under CC-BY-SA. ## Topics [Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Mindfulness and meditation](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-mindfulness/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. 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