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Studies of Daily Recordings from the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Gwyneth A. Sampson  and
F. A. Jenner
Gwyneth A. Sampson
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield, M.R.C. Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Middlewood Hospital, P.O. Box 134, Sheffield S6 1TP
F. A. Jenner
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield, M.R.C. Unit for Metabolic Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Middlewood Hospital, P.O. Box 134, Sheffield S6 1TP
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Summary

Nineteen volunteers completed a Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire daily for a period exceeding one menstrual cycle. The data were analysed, using a least mean square method of fitting sine waves. The fact that the results obtained on this group are essentially those found by other workers looking at the menstrual cycle suggests that this may be a useful method for assessing menstrual distress.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 130 , Issue 3 , March 1977 , pp. 265 - 271
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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