Psychological assessment of women seeking treatment for premenstrual syndrome

One hundred (100) women who sought evaluation for premenstrual syndrome were administered a battery of standardized psychological tests, including a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Short Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS), during the follicular pha...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 1985, Vol.29 (6), p.621-629
Main Authors: Stout, Anna L., Steege, John F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - complications
Female
Females
Follicular Phase
Gender Identity
Health Problems
Humans
Luteal Phase
Marital Disruption
Marriage
Menstruation
Middle Aged
MMPI
Premenstrual Syndrome - complications
Premenstrual Syndrome - psychology
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Summary:One hundred (100) women who sought evaluation for premenstrual syndrome were administered a battery of standardized psychological tests, including a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Short Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS), during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. A BDI was repeated in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. MMPI profiles were classified by code type using Lachar system as follows: ‘Normal’—36%; ‘Neurotic’—31%; ‘Characterological’—11%, ‘Psychotic’—5%, ‘Unclassified’—17%. A common feature of MMPI profiles was a low Scale 5 (Mf). BDI scores had several patterns; however, a significant group (25%) appeared to have clinically significant continuous depression regardless of superimposed premenstrual changes. About half of the women (42%) reported marital distress (MAS scores < 100) at the time of evaluation.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/0022-3999(85)90071-6