TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily symptom ratings for studying premenstrual dysphoric disorder: A review
AU - Bosman, Renske C
AU - Jung, Sophie E
AU - Miloserdov, Kristina
AU - Schoevers, Robert A
AU - aan het Rot, Marije
N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: To review how daily symptom ratings have been used in research into premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and to discuss opportunities for the future.METHODS: PsycINFO and Medline were systematically searched, resulting in the inclusion of 75 studies in which (1) participants met the diagnostic criteria for late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD) or PMDD and (2) diaries were used to study LLPDD/PMDD.RESULTS: To date, diaries have been used to gain insight into the aetiology and phenomenology of PMDD, to examine associated biological factors, and to assess treatment efficacy. We found low consistency among the diaries used, and often only part of the menstrual cycle was analysed instead of the whole menstrual cycle. We also observed that there was substantial variability in diagnostic procedures and criteria.LIMITATIONS: This review excluded diary studies conducted in women with premenstrual syndrome, women seeking help for premenstrual complaints without a clear diagnosis, and women without premenstrual complaints.CONCLUSIONS: Prospective daily ratings of symptoms and related variables provide a valuable and important tool in the study of PMDD. This paper addresses some options for improving the use of diaries and proposes the use of experience sampling and ecological momentary assessment to investigate within-person variability in symptoms in more detail.
AB - BACKGROUND: To review how daily symptom ratings have been used in research into premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and to discuss opportunities for the future.METHODS: PsycINFO and Medline were systematically searched, resulting in the inclusion of 75 studies in which (1) participants met the diagnostic criteria for late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD) or PMDD and (2) diaries were used to study LLPDD/PMDD.RESULTS: To date, diaries have been used to gain insight into the aetiology and phenomenology of PMDD, to examine associated biological factors, and to assess treatment efficacy. We found low consistency among the diaries used, and often only part of the menstrual cycle was analysed instead of the whole menstrual cycle. We also observed that there was substantial variability in diagnostic procedures and criteria.LIMITATIONS: This review excluded diary studies conducted in women with premenstrual syndrome, women seeking help for premenstrual complaints without a clear diagnosis, and women without premenstrual complaints.CONCLUSIONS: Prospective daily ratings of symptoms and related variables provide a valuable and important tool in the study of PMDD. This paper addresses some options for improving the use of diaries and proposes the use of experience sampling and ecological momentary assessment to investigate within-person variability in symptoms in more detail.
KW - Activities of Daily Living
KW - Adult
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Interpersonal Relations
KW - Menstrual Cycle
KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology
KW - Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder/diagnosis
KW - Premenstrual Syndrome/diagnosis
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.063
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.063
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26406968
VL - 189
SP - 43
EP - 53
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
SN - 0165-0327
ER -