Abstract
The Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool was modified for use in adolescents and piloted in 578 girls at three international
sites. Nearly one third (29.6%) reported experiencing severe PMS or PMDD, with irritability being the most commonly reported
symptom. Rates of menstrual-related pain were high, particularly in those with severe PMS or PMDD. Severe PMS and PMDD present
with similar rates and symptoms in adolescents as in adults, and the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool modified for adolescents
is a fast, reliable tool to screen for these syndromes in adolescents.
sites. Nearly one third (29.6%) reported experiencing severe PMS or PMDD, with irritability being the most commonly reported
symptom. Rates of menstrual-related pain were high, particularly in those with severe PMS or PMDD. Severe PMS and PMDD present
with similar rates and symptoms in adolescents as in adults, and the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool modified for adolescents
is a fast, reliable tool to screen for these syndromes in adolescents.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-5
- DOI 10.1007/s00737-010-0202-2
- Authors
- Meir Steiner, Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
- Miki Peer, Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
- Eva Palova, Department of Psychiatry, University of P.J. Safarik, Kosice, Slovakia
- Ellen W. Freeman, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
- Mary Macdougall, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Claudio N. Soares, Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
- Journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health
- Online ISSN 1435-1102
- Print ISSN 1434-1816