Severino S K, Moline M L
Department of Psychiatry, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, USA.
Drugs. 1995 Jan;49(1):71-82. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199549010-00006.
Premenstrual syndrome is a legitimate illness consisting of the cyclic recurrence of symptoms (physical, mental and behavioural) in the late luteal phase of the menstrual cycle of sufficient severity to require treatment. The syndrome has a yet unknown aetiology, an uncertain and variable course, and an unidentified family history. Methods are available for diagnosis including obtaining a reliable history, thorough physical and mental examinations, laboratory tests to exclude other possible causes of symptoms, and daily prospective symptom ratings to confirm symptom patterns. Because there is no known aetiology, treatment consists of symptom management of the specific symptoms experienced, based on prospective symptom ratings.
经前综合征是一种合理的病症，由月经周期黄体期后期症状（身体、精神和行为方面）的周期性复发组成，症状严重程度足以需要治疗。该综合征的病因尚不明，病程不确定且多变，家族病史也不明确。诊断方法包括获取可靠病史、进行全面身心检查、通过实验室检查排除症状的其他可能病因，以及进行每日前瞻性症状评分以确认症状模式。由于病因不明，治疗基于前瞻性症状评分，针对所经历的具体症状进行症状管理。
