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The Premenstrual Syndromes
PMS and PMDD
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The Premenstrual Syndromes
PMS and PMDD
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- Front cover
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. History of the premenstrual disorders
- Chapter 2. The diagnosis of PMS/PMDD-the current debate
- Chapter 3. Premenstrual syndrome: a case of serotonergic dysfunction?
- Chapter 4. Quantification of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Chapter 5. Prevalence, impact on morbidity, and disease burden
- Chapter 7. The clinical presentation and course of premenstrual symptoms
- Chapter 8. Physiology of the menstrual cycle
- Chapter 9. Neurotransmitter physiology: the basics for understanding premenstrual syndrome
- Chapter 10. Pathophysiology I: role of ovarian steroids
- Chapter 11. Pathophysiology II: neuroimagin, GABA, and the menstrual cycle
- Chapter 12. Hormonal therapies overview
- Chapter 13. The role of progresterone and GABA in PMS/PMDD
- Chapter 14. The management of PMS/PMDD through ovarian cycle suppression
- Chapter 15. Psychotropic therapies
- Chapter 16. Complementary and alternative therapies
- Chapter 17. Clinical evaluation and management
- Chapter 18. Genetics of premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Chapter 19. Future directions in the pathophysiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: steps to future treatments
- Back cover
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