Guideline, 2011
What should be the standard way to diagnose premenstrual disorders?
An international group of experts created consensus recommendations for unified diagnostic criteria and measurement methods for premenstrual disorders.
What they did
International multidisciplinary experts met face-to-face in Montreal to review existing definitions and diagnostic criteria for premenstrual disorders. They corresponded extensively after the meeting. The group became the International Society for Premenstrual Disorders (ISPMD), holding its inaugural meeting in September 2008.
What they found
The experts published consensus recommendations for unified diagnostic criteria for premenstrual disorders, defined as somatic (physical) and psychological symptoms occurring during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and resolving during menstruation. These were intended to inform future versions of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5).
What it means for you
This creates a unified approach to diagnosing premenstrual disorders. Until now there were no universally accepted diagnostic criteria. This consensus should help make research and clinical care more consistent.
2008
Year of Montreal consensus meeting
About the study
- Original title
- Towards a consensus on diagnostic criteria, measurement and trial design of the premenstrual disorders: the ISPMD Montreal consensus
- Authors
- O'Brien PM, Bäckström T, Brown C et al.
- Journal
- Archives of women's mental health
- Year
- 2011
- Study design
- Guideline
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1007/s00737-010-0201-3