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The pre-menstrual syndrome

A study in people with a mental handicap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. V. Browne ,
N. C. Ellis  and
J. A. Hird
R. V. Browne
Affiliation:
Coed Du Hospital, Rhydymwyn, near Mold, Clwyd and Bryn y Neuadd Hospital, Llanfairfechan, Gwynedd LL33 0HH
N. C. Ellis
Affiliation:
University College of North Wales, Bangor
J. A. Hird
Affiliation:
Subdepartment of the Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Since its clinical delineation, the premenstrual syndrome has enjoyed a wide repertoire of descriptive labels commensurate with the enormity of its symptomatology and the diversity of its postulated aetiologies, none of which has attained pre-eminence, although some (e.g. progesterone deficiency) have been of more enduring interest, due perhaps as much to the enthusiasm of their authors as to the presence of any compelling scientific premise. The entity thus remains of syndromal status constituting as it does an enigmatic curiosity for some and a fellowship of controversy for others, with little agreement as to its exact nature, time of occurrence or even its existence.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 13 , Issue 7 , July 1989 , pp. 363 - 365
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