The premenstrual symptoms screening tool revised for adolescents (PSST-A): prevalence of severe PMS and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in adolescents
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Meir Steiner , Miki Peer , Eva Palova , Ellen W. Freeman , Mary Macdougall, Claudio N. Soares
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
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 menstrualrelated 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.
Arch Womens Ment Health (2011) 14:77–81 Received: 3 November 2010 / Accepted: 12 December 2010 / Published online: 27 January 2011 # Springer-Verlag 2011
