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title: Are women more likely to need psychiatric hospitalization at certain points in their menstrual cycle?
description: Yes. Significantly more women were admitted to emergency psychiatric care during the late luteal phase (before period) and during menstruation, and more had p
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-relationship-between-menstruation-and-psychiatric-admissions-1997/
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Survey study, 1997

# Are women more likely to need psychiatric hospitalization at certain points in their menstrual cycle?

Yes. Significantly more women were admitted to emergency psychiatric care during the late luteal phase (before period) and during menstruation, and more had premenstrual syndrome symptoms.

 Early or limited evidence

93 women admitted to emergency psychiatric unit

## What they did

93 women admitted to emergency psychiatric care were interviewed about their menstrual cycle and symptoms.

## What they found

Significantly more women were admitted during the late luteal and menstrual phases of the cycle compared to other times. PMS symptoms were more common in women admitted during these phases.

## What it means for you

This suggests PMS might be a risk factor for psychiatric crisis or might trigger someone to seek care. But it's a small observational study with no control group, so it can't prove PMS causes admission or is just a coincidence.

93

Women admitted to emergency psychiatric care

## About the study

Original title The relationship between menstruation and psychiatric admissions Authors J. M. O'Dwyer, Trevor Friedman, Elizabeth Clifford Journal Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Year 1997 Study design Survey study What was tested None (observational) Read the paper [doi.org/10.1017/s0790966700002974](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0790966700002974)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)

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