Review, 2025
Are PMS and mood disorders like depression and anxiety connected?
This review says yes, PMS and mood disorders often overlap and may share some of the same underlying causes, but it is a summary of existing ideas rather than a new study with its own results.
What they did
The authors wrote a narrative review, meaning they read and pulled together existing research on PMS and mood disorders, looking at hormonal, brain chemistry, psychological, and cultural factors that might explain why the two occur together.
What they found
Mood disorders such as depression and anxiety often overlap with PMS, which suggests they may share some of the same underlying biological pathways. The review discusses hormonal, neurochemical, psychosocial, and cultural factors that could explain this overlap.
What it means for you
If you have PMS, it is common to also notice depression or anxiety symptoms, and doctors may need to look at both together to pick the right treatment. The main limit is that this is a narrative review, not a controlled study, so it summarises ideas rather than proving cause and effect, and it has no numbers of its own.
About the study
- Original title
- The Intersection of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Mood Disorders: A Narrative Review
- Authors
- Michalina Makieła, Stanisław Dudek, Weronika Koziak et al.
- Journal
- Quality in Sport
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- None tested; this is a review of existing literature, not an experiment.
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.12775/qs.2025.39.58489
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