Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a mental health condition characterized by severe mood symptoms, such as marked irritability, depressed mood, anxiety or mood swings, along with physical symptoms, that occur in the final week before the onset of menses and improve within a few days after menses begins, in most menstrual cycles over the course of a year. It is distinguished from the more common and milder premenstrual syndrome by the severity of its mood symptoms and their significant impact on functioning, and it was formally added as its own diagnostic category in the DSM-5 in 2013.
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ICD-10 ChapterV: Mental and Behavioural Disorders 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First DescribedThe article names undated 18th-century accounts before this one; 1822 is recorded here as the article's own earliest dated, quoted description. Sources
1. Wikidata: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
WikidataWikidata P31 (body-system: nervous)
Instance of: mental disorder
Wikidata P31 (body-system: reproductive)
Instance of: female reproductive system disease
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Mental and behavioural disorders
3. Wikipedia: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
WikipediaWikipedia: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, History section
In the 18th century, there were early accounts of weeping and other symptoms recurring almost every month, and in 1822 Prichard gave this description: "Many women ... display a degree of excitement and irritation ... at the period of menstruation; these are chiefly females of very irritable habits."
Lead section, disease-category statement
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a mood disorder characterized by emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a mood disorder characterized by emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
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