Is There a Relationship between Mood Disorders and Dysmenorrhea?

Balik G., Ustuner I., Kagitci M., Sahin F. K.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY, vol.27, no.6, pp.371-374, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.01.108
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.371-374
  • Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, Anxiety, Depression, Psychological symptoms, Adolescent girls, PREMENSTRUAL SYMPTOMS, PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, MAJOR DEPRESSION, MENSTRUAL PAIN, WOMEN, POPULATION, SMOKING
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Menstrual problems are common among adolescent females. Mood changes are related to menstrual problems (menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, and abnormal menstrual cycle length). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between depressive symptoms, anxiety, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls.