Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: A convenience sample of 23 Caucasian, English-speaking women in their reproductive years with regular menstrual cycles was recruited. Participants were administered the revised PMTS-O ( PMTS-OR) by a trained clinician and then instructed to complete the PMTS-SR and the new PMTS-VAS, both of which were timed. The participants were also asked which of the instruments they preferred. RESULTS: The PMTS-OR and the new PMTS-VAS were sensitive to the variation in severity of premenstrual symptoms among the study participants. All 3 questionnaires showed very high inter-correlations. The PMTS-VAS took less time to complete, and most women preferred the PMTS-VAS to the original PMTS-SR, especially those with PMDD and severe PMS. CONCLUSIONS: By making minor modifications to the PMTS-O we have ensured that all criteria for the DSM-IV definition of PMDD are now represented in the PMTS-OR. The new PMTS-VAS mirrors the PMTS-OR but now also captures the severity of self rated symptoms. These scales are simple to complete for both clinicians and clients, and are reliable, valid and sensitive to change.
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Authors | Meir Steiner, Miki Peer, Mary Macdougall, Roger Haskett |
Journal | Journal of affective disorders
(J Affect Disord)
Vol. 135
Issue 1-3
Pg. 82-8
(Dec 2011)
ISSN: 1573-2517 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21802738
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Validation Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Language
- Menstrual Cycle
- Pain Measurement
- Premenstrual Syndrome
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Weights and Measures
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