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The premenstrual symptoms screening tool revised for adolescents (PSST-A): prevalence of severe PMS and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in adolescents

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The Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool was modified for use in adolescents and piloted in 578 girls at three international sites. Nearly one third (29.6%) reported experiencing severe PMS or PMDD, with irritability being the most commonly reported symptom. Rates of menstrual-related pain were high, particularly in those with severe PMS or PMDD. Severe PMS and PMDD present with similar rates and symptoms in adolescents as in adults, and the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool modified for adolescents is a fast, reliable tool to screen for these syndromes in adolescents.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Dr. Leslie Born for her initial involvement in this project and Brianne Nicholls for her help with the data extraction.

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  1. Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada

    Meir Steiner, Miki Peer & Claudio N. Soares

  2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    Meir Steiner, Mary Macdougall & Claudio N. Soares

  3. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    Meir Steiner & Claudio N. Soares

  4. Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Meir Steiner & Miki Peer

  5. Department of Psychiatry, University of P.J. Safarik, Kosice, Slovakia

    Eva Palova

  6. Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Ellen W. Freeman

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Steiner, M., Peer, M., Palova, E. et al. The premenstrual symptoms screening tool revised for adolescents (PSST-A): prevalence of severe PMS and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in adolescents. Arch Womens Ment Health 14, 77–81 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-010-0202-2

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