Open AccessEvaluation of Psychological Symptoms in Premenstrual Syndrome using PMR Technique
Author(s) -
Geetanjali Purohit
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7857.4251
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , menstrual cycle , beck depression inventory , luteal phase , mood , psychology , relaxation (psychology) , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , follicular phase , hormone , economics , macroeconomics
The mood changes surrounding menstrual cycle mainly during luteal phase, known as premenstrual syndrome, have been described as early as the time of the ancient Greeks. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) are used to study psychological symptoms of anxiety and depression.