GISLENE C. VALADARES
Psiquiatra do Serviço de Interconsulta do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (HC-UFMG), coordenadora do Programa de Saúde Mental da Mulher HC-UFMG, mestre em farmacologia e bioquímica molecular pela UFMG.
LUCIANA VALADARES FERREIRA
Acadêmica de medicina pela Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva.
HUMBERTO CORREA FILHO
Doutor, professor adjunto do Departamento de Saúde Mental da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG.
MARCO AURÉLIO ROMANO-SILVA
Doutor, professor adjunto do Departamento de Farmacologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da UFMG.
Abstract:
Epidemiologic studies show that till 80% of the women have physical and/or psychiatric symptoms in the premenstrual period, and in about 3% till 11% of them, this disease has serious consequences, causing familiar or professional damages; characterizing the premenstrual dysphoric disorder. The premenstrual dysphoric symptoms happen in the week before menstruation, stopping in the first days after menstruation beginning. A lot of theories have been proposed to justify its etiology. Hormonals, psychological and environmental factors seem to be involved, however there are no strict conclusions to justify this pathology.
Keywords:Premenstrual disphoric disorder, etiology, hormonals alterations, social damages.