Premenstrual syndrome as scientific and cultural artifact

Psychosocial aspects of selected issues in women's reproductive health: Current status and future directions

*Gender and Health: An International Perspective*

*Women and the Ownership of PMS: The Structuring of a Psychiatric Disorder*

Emotional distress and the perceived interference of menstruation

*Rethinking Mental Health and Disorder: Feminist Perspectives*

Does PMDD belong in the DSM? Challenging the medicalization of women’s bodies

*Behavioral Medicine and Women: A Comprehensive Handbook*

広く知られているように、多くの女性は生理前にちょっとおかしくなります。生殖ホルモンにより感情の起伏が激しくなるとされていますが、PMSはその定義、原因、治療法はおろかPMSの存在自体にも確かな科学的根拠はないと心理学者のロビン・スタイン＝デルーカは言います。デルーカは、判明している事とそうでない事を整理し、PMS神話が根強く続く理由を説明します。

月経前症候群 (PMS) に関する朗報

Popular culture claims that most women suffer from wild mood swings before their periods, yet scientific research finds no strong consensus on the existence of PMS. Decades of studies have failed to clearly define, diagnose, or treat the condition, with prevalence estimates swinging from five to ninety-seven percent. In reality, only three to eight percent of women experience clinically significant symptoms. Misdiagnosis fuels stereotypes and profits industries while masking the true sources of women's emotional struggles.

The PMS Myth Persists Despite Weak Science And Real Harm

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ロビン・スタイン＝デルーカ: 月経前症候群 (PMS) に関する朗報