Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sertraline in Treating Women With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of sertraline in reducing symptoms in women diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

Timeline

Start

2007-11-06

Primary completion

2012-02

Completion

2012-02

Publications

• Background Yonkers KA, O'Brien PM, Eriksson E. Premenstrual syndrome. Lancet. 2008 Apr 5;371(9619):1200-10. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60527-9.
• Background Wallenstein GV, Blaisdell-Gross B, Gajria K, Guo A, Hagan M, Kornstein SG, Yonkers KA. Development and validation of the Premenstrual Symptoms Impact Survey (PMSIS): a disease-specific quality of life assessment tool. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Apr;17(3):439-50. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0377.
• Background Borenstein JE, Dean BB, Leifke E, Korner P, Yonkers KA. Differences in symptom scores and health outcomes in premenstrual syndrome. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Oct;16(8):1139-44. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2006.0230.
• Background Borenstein JE, Dean BB, Yonkers KA, Endicott J. Using the daily record of severity of problems as a screening instrument for premenstrual syndrome. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 May;109(5):1068-75. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000259920.73000.3b.
• Background Halbreich U, Backstrom T, Eriksson E, O'brien S, Calil H, Ceskova E, Dennerstein L, Douki S, Freeman E, Genazzani A, Heuser I, Kadri N, Rapkin A, Steiner M, Wittchen HU, Yonkers K. Clinical diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome and guidelines for their quantification for research studies. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2007 Mar;23(3):123-30. doi: 10.1080/09513590601167969.
• Results Hartlage SA, Freels S, Gotman N, Yonkers K. Criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder: secondary analyses of relevant data sets. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Mar;69(3):300-5. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1368.
• Yonkers KA, Altemus M, Gilstad-Hayden K, Kornstein SG, Gueorguieva R. Does Symptom-Onset Treatment With Sertraline Improve Functional Impairment for Individuals With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;43(4):320-325. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001700. Epub 2023 May 22.
• Yonkers KA, Kornstein SG, Gueorguieva R, Merry B, Van Steenburgh K, Altemus M. Symptom-Onset Dosing of Sertraline for the Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Oct;72(10):1037-44. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1472.

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