A school-based survey of premenstrual dysphoric disorder-relationship with depression, anxiety, self-esteem and quality of life
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD is a severe and debilitating form of Premenstrual syndrome PMS affecting women in their reproductive age There is paucity of Indian research in this area among adolescentsAims To determine the prevalence of PMDD in adolescent school students and to study relationship between PMDD and anxiety depression selfesteem and quality of life QOLMaterials and Methods A crosssectional survey was conducted on 100 adolescent students of an urban school The Premenstrual symptom screening tool for adolescents PSSTA Hamilton anxiety HAMA and Depression HAMD Scale Rosenberg self esteem scale RSES and The womens quality of life questionnaire were employedResults All participants reported at least one PMS symptom of minimal severity and 68 had at least one PMS symptom of moderatesevere intensity Twenty five percent of the participants had moderateto severe PMS None of the participants qualified for PMDD Disruption of daily activities was reported by 35 while 22 missed school due to PMS A statistically significant relationship was found between PSST scores and HAMD score pConclusion Although PMS and PMDD pose a difficulty majority of adolescents do not have significant anxiety experience positive selfesteem and good quality of life There is a need for multicentric and multidisciplinary research to further elucidate the factors associated with PMS and PMDD in this populationKeywords Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Premenstrual symptoms Adolescents Depression Anxiety Selfesteem Quality of life
Authors and Affiliations
Kusum Lata Mathur, Manu Sharma, Devanshi Sharma, Shikha Talati
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