Women's experience of premenstrual syndrome: A case of silencing the self

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-303

  Perz, Janette ^a   Ussher, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METHODOLOGY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33750174361     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830600973883     Document Type: Article

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