Archives of general psychiatry

rct 2009

Time to relapse after short- or long-term treatment of severe premenstrual syndrome with sertraline

doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.547 ·PMID:19414713

CONTEXT: The duration of treatment after achieving a satisfactory response is unknown in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome. This information is needed in view of the improvement provided by medication vs the adverse effects and costs o…

observational 2003

Depression and its influence on reproductive endocrine and menstrual cycle markers associated with perimenopause: the Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.60.1.29 ·PMID:12511170

BACKGROUND: Few studies have determined the impact of a lifetime history of major depression on an early transition to menopause. METHODS: Reproductive and psychiatric interviews and early follicular-phase blood specimens were obtained at …

observational 1983

Amenorrhea in psychiatric inpatients

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790050115021 ·PMID:6838339

To the Editor.— Women with chronic psychiatric disorders appear to have a high incidence of menstrual dysfunction, and phenothiazines and tricyclic antidepressants can also lead to such dysfunction.1,2Approximately 5% of all women capable o…