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ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2020

Prevalence and clinical picture of premenstrual syndrome in females from Bulgaria.

Petranka Chumpalova, Rossitza Iakimova, Maya Stoimenova-Popova, Daniil Aptalidis, Milena Pandova, Maria Stoyanova, Konstantinos N Fountoulakis

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Article in Annals of general psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07737366 (Psychological and Physiological Effects of Lavender Herbal Tea in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers.

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NCT07737366 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Psychological and Physiological Effects of Lavender Herbal Tea in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome: a Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSakarya UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsPremenstrual Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression, StressArmsLavender herbal tea
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Petranka ChumpalovaUniversity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Doctor Georgi Stranski", 8A Georgi Kochev Blvd., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria.
Rossitza IakimovaUniversity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry "Sveti Naum", 1 Lyuben Russev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Maya Stoimenova-PopovaUniversity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Doctor Georgi Stranski", 8A Georgi Kochev Blvd., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria.
Daniil AptalidisUniversity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry "Sveti Naum", 1 Lyuben Russev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Milena PandovaUniversity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry "Sveti Naum", 1 Lyuben Russev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-9158-5459
Maria StoyanovaUniversity Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Neurology and Psychiatry "Sveti Naum", 1 Lyuben Russev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis53rd Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPremenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its more severe form premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are highly prevalent conditions, but there seems to be ethnic and cultural variances in their distribution.

aimsTo explore the prevalence of PMS/PMDD and their typical clinical features in a Bulgarian population. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis investigation was designed and executed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. Three hundred and five conveniently recruited females with no psychiatric history filled in a self-evaluation questionnaire based on DSM-IV tapping on different symptoms of PMS. The prevalence of the conditions was calculated.

results32.1% (

conclusionPMS is a common condition which is usually mildly expressed, but severe cases are not an exception. The clinical picture is dominated by almost equally distributed psychological and somatic symptoms.

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Clinical picturePremenstrual dysphoric disorderPremenstrual syndromePrevalence

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PMCPMC6964059

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