PREVALENCE OF PRE-MENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER AMONG MBBS UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MEDICAL COLLEGES FROM TAMILNADU

Volume 20 No 10 (2022)

Jayashree kannappan , Ardhanaari.M , Premasubathiraa , Pavanasravanan.M ,Sumitra , Vijay Chathoth Abhilash Mannam Ramarao Mannam

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.10.NQ55450

Abstract

Pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder is one of the most commonly under diagnosed condition among women belonging to reproductive age group.1 The above may be due to poor knowledge about the disorder and normalization of dysphoria related to menstrual cycles due to misconceptions regarding the same.2 This study was conducted on 371 MBBS under graduate students in various medical colleges from Tamilnadu. An online proforma was asked to be filled by the students by the medical examiner and was assessed using premenstrual syndrome scale and results were calculated using spss. Study resulted in 51.6% were found to have premenstrual dysphoric disorder and 16.9% had overt or independent dysphoric symptoms.

Keywords

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder * premenstrual syndrome* menstrual cycles and mental health* mental health women* menstrual related dysphoria among medical undergraduates

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