Clinical utility of the premenstrual assessment form as an instrument auxiliary to the diagnosis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Nogueira Pires, Maria Laura ^a   Calil, Helena Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Daily ratings; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual symptoms; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034679882     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00151-7     Document Type: Article

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