Are there any other treatments for premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    Because PMDD strongly affects psychosocial health, certain therapeutic interventions can improve quality of life, promote positive coping skills, and decrease feelings of depression, anxiety, and distress. Cognitive behavioral therapy,[1] couple-based cognitive behavioral therapy,[2] and mindfulness-based therapies[3] can all benefit people with PMDD. Additionally, acupuncture and acupressure may improve the symptoms of PMDD when compared to sham treatment, but more research specific to PMDD is needed.[4] This is also true of exercise, which can reduce the severity of PMS and is thus encouraged for PMDD management as well.[5]

    References

    1. ^Weise C, Kaiser G, Janda C, Kues JN, Andersson G, Strahler J, Kleinstäuber MInternet-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention for Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Psychother Psychosom.(2019)
    2. ^Ussher JM, Perz JEvaluation of the relative efficacy of a couple cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) for Premenstrual Disorders (PMDs), in comparison to one-to-one CBT and a wait list control: A randomized controlled trial.PLoS One.(2017)
    3. ^Bluth K, Gaylord S, Nguyen K, Bunevicius A, Girdler SMindfulness-based Stress Reduction as a Promising Intervention for Amelioration of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Symptoms.Mindfulness (N Y).(2015-Dec)
    4. ^Mike Armour, Carolyn C Ee, Jie Hao, Tanya Marie Wilson, Sofia S Yao, Caroline A SmithAcupuncture and acupressure for premenstrual syndromeCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2018 Aug 14)
    5. ^Yonkers KA, Simoni MKPremenstrual disorders.Am J Obstet Gynecol.(2018-Jan)