Pretreatment pattern of symptom expression in premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Pearlstein T, Yonkers KA, Fayyad R, Gillespie JA. Pretreatment pattern of symptom expression in premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2005, 85: 275-282. PMID: 15780697, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenstrual dysphoric disorderPMDD symptomsMenstrual cycleDysphoric disorderPatient variabilityIntermittent dosing strategyOnset of menstruationDSM-IV criteriaPatients' durationAnxiety/tensionSertraline treatmentDRSP scoresPatient daysDosing strategiesSevere symptomsDay 2SymptomsTreatment studiesPretreatment patternAnger/irritabilityMood swingsMore daysWomenSymptom expressionTreatment implications