The premenstrual syndromes : PMS and PMDD / edited by Shaughn O'Brien, Andrea J. Rapkin and Peter J. Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Brien, P. M. Shaughn.

Rapkin, Andrea J.

Schmidt, Peter J., MD

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Premenstrual syndrome.

Premenstrual syndrome--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

xii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Informa Healthcare ; Boca Raton : Distributed in North and South America by Taylor & Francis, 2007.

Summary:

The science and the management of the premenstrual syndromes - premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder - have developed rapidly in the past decade, after many years of sometimes good but often poor research and the use of proven and unproven therapeutic approaches. With a balance between specialties and an international team of contributors, this text aims to be a definitive, scientific, and readable reference for gynecologists and psychiatrists.

Contents:

1 History of the premenstrual disorders / PM Shaughn O'Brien, Khaled MK Ismail 1

2 The diagnosis of PMS/PMDD - the current debate / Uriel Halbreich 9

3 Premenstrual syndrome: a case of serotonergic dysfunction? / Elias Eriksson 21

4 Quantification of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder / Vandana Dhingra, PM Shaughn O'Brien 27

5 Prevalence, impact on morbidity, and disease burden / Teri Pearlstein 37

6 Comorbidity of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder with other psychiatric conditions / Kimberly A Yonkers, Kara Lynn McCunn 49

7 The clinical presentation and course of premenstrual symptoms / Ellen W Freeman 55

8 Physiology of the menstrual cycle / Robert L Reid, Dean A Van Vugt 63

9 Neurotransmitter physiology: the basics for understanding premenstrual syndrome / Andrea J Rapkin, John Kuo 69

10 Pathophysiology I: role of ovarian steroids / David R Rubinow, Peter J Schmidt 83

11 Pathophysiology II: neuroimaging, GABA, and the menstrual cycle / C Neill Epperson, Zenab Amin, Graeme F Mason 99

12 Hormonal therapies overview / Candace Brown, Frank Ling 109

13 The role of progesterone and GABA in PMS/PMDD / Torbjorn Backstrom, Lotta Andreen, Inger Bjorn, Inga-Maj Johansson, Magnus Lofgren 117

14 The management of PMS/PMDD through ovarian cycle suppression / Nick Panay, John WW Studd 121

15 Psychotropic therapies / Meir Steiner, Claudia N Soares 131

16 Complementary and alternative therapies / Edzard Ernst 141

17 Clinical evaluation and management / Andrea J Rapkin, Judy Mikacich 149

18 Genetics of premenstrual dysphoric disorder / Julia L Magnay, Khaled MK Ismail 161

19 Future directions in the pathophysiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: steps to future treatments / Peter J Schmidt, David R Rubinow 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415399742

9780415399746

OCLC:

163345655