Using daily ratings to confirm premenstrual syndrome/late luteal phase dysphoric disorder. Part I. Effects of demand characteristics and expectations
| Autor: | Debra A. Popiel, D M Hoffman, Jean A. Hamilton, Prabir K. Chakraborty, Sheryle J. Gallant |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Luteal phase Luteal Phase Asymptomatic law.invention Interviews as Topic Life Change Events Premenstrual Syndrome Randomized controlled trial law Demand characteristics Adaptation Psychological Medicine Humans Psychiatry Applied Psychology Menstrual cycle media_common Probability Retrospective Studies business.industry Mood Disorders Retrospective cohort study Clinical trial Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical diagnosis Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatic medicine. 54(2) |
| ISSN: | 0033-3174 |
| Popis: | Daily symptom ratings were evaluated in 31 women who met DSM III-R criteria for a diagnosis of Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder (LLPDD), and 34 women who reported no premenstrual symptomatology. Women in both groups were randomly assigned to be aware or unaware of the menstrual cycle focus of the study. Results revealed a consistent pattern of cyclic effects, with higher ratings in the mid-luteal, premenstrual and menstrual phases for many symptoms. Ratings of women reporting severe symptoms were not affected by knowing the purpose of the study and were higher than ratings in the asymptomatic group for many symptoms relevant to the LLPDD diagnosis. Awareness of the study focus did increase cyclicity in the ratings of asymptomatic women aware of the study focus compared with those who were unaware, but these differences were small and most were not significant. The implications of these findings for research and clinical diagnosis of PMS/LLPDD are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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