Mood and the menstrual cycle: A review of prospective data studies

Gender Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 361-384

  Romans, Sarah ^a   Clarkson, Rose ^b   Einstein, Gillian ^c   Petrovic, Michele ^d   Stewart, Donna ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

menstrual cycle phase; mood; myth cultural stereotype; premenstrual

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; CRYING; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD; NERVOUSNESS; OVULATION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD DISORDERS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84867050152     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: 18787398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2012.07.003     Document Type: Review

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