Mood and the menstrual cycle

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-60

  Romans, Sarah E ^a   Kreindler, David ^b,d   Asllani, Eriola ^e   Einstein, Gillian ^b   Laredo, Sheila ^c   Levitt, Anthony ^b,d   Morgan, Kathryn ^b   Petrovic, Michele ^f   Toner, Brenda ^b   Stewart, Donna E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Handheld computers; Health; Menstrual cycle; Mental health telemetry; Mood; Perceived stress; Perimenstrual phase; Premenstrual phase; Social attribution; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DAILY LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MODEL; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868604727     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339370     Document Type: Article

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