Prevalence of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in College Students of Jamnagar, India- A Prospective Study Using Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP).
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 12
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Context: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe problem and it is associated with marked functional impairment. Aims: To study the prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and it’s demographic and menstrual correlates in college girls Settings and Design: This was a twelve month, prospective, observational study of college girls of Jamnagar. Methods and Material: 180 undergraduate girls of M P Shah Government Medical College and Government Nursing College of Jamnagar were contacted over period of 12 months. Primary screening of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder was done by using Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool. Diagnosis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder was confirmed by research diagnostic criteria of Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-IV-TR and Daily Record of Severity of Problems. Statistical analysis: Descriptive statistics, Analysis of variance and Chi-Square test were used. Results: The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder was 6.35% using DRSP. 18.49% of girls had moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome and 75.14% had no/mild premenstrual syndrome. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder was significantly present in girls who had menstrual cramps, premenstrual symptoms lasted for more days during cycle, premenstrual symptoms since years, positive family history of premenstrual syndrome in first degree relatives and did not perform regular exercise or sports. Almost more than 90% of participants had functional impairment with moderate severe premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder Conclusions: The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder is consistent with other existing research. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is significantly associated with functional impairment.
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Vishal Kanaiyalal Patel
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