Premenstrual tension syndrome

Research diagnostic criteria for premenstrual tension syndrome (PMTS) are developed using data collected from a study of 42 women who were suffering from severe PMTS but were well at other times.Two specific scales are also devised for rating the severity of PMTS, a 36-item self-report questionnaire and a 10item scale for use by therapisvresearcher.It is proposed that after further evaluation and validation, these instruments may permit more useful comparisons of data on the etiology and treatment of this disorder.