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Premenstrual Symptoms as an Indicator of Bipolar Affective Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

James N. McClure Jr. ,
Theodore Reich  and
Richard D. Wetzel
James N. McClure Jr.
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, U.S.A.
Theodore Reich
Affiliation:
Van Amerigen Fellow of Foundation's Fund for Research in Psychiatry in Population Genetics at the University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, Edinburgh, 8
Richard D. Wetzel
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, U.S.A.
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The premenstrual occurrence or exacerbation of affective symptoms has been noted (Dalton, 1964). This symptom exacerbation may be sufficient to require hospitalization (Dalton, 1959; Janowsky et al., 1966). Data presented by Coppen (1965) indicate that women with affective disorder are more likely to report the premenstrual symptom of depression than women with other psychiatric disorders. These findings suggest that there may be some relationship between depressive disorder and premenstrual symptoms. However, we are aware of no previous report that would suggest any relationship between premenstrual symptoms and bipolar affective disorder.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 552 , November 1971 , pp. 527 - 528
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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