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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 12/2012

01-12-2012 | Original Paper

Prevalence, correlates, comorbidities, and suicidal tendencies of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a nationwide sample of Korean women

Authors: Jin Pyo Hong, Subin Park, Hee-Ryung Wang, Sung Man Chang, Jee Hoon Sohn, Hong Jin Jeon, Hae Woo Lee, Seong-Jin Cho, Byung-Soo Kim, Jae Nam Bae, Maeng Je Cho

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 12/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

We examined the prevalence, correlates, comorbidities, and suicidal tendencies of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) according to the DSM-IV criteria in a nationwide sample of Korean women.

Methods

A total of 2,499 women aged 18–64 years participated in this study. Diagnostic assessments were based on the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) 2.1 and its 12-month PMDD diagnostic module, which were administered by lay interviewers. The frequencies of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders, insomnia, and suicidal tendency were analyzed among PMDD cases and compared with non-PMDD cases, and both odds ratios and significance levels were calculated.

Results

The 12-month prevalence rate of DSM-IV-diagnosed PMDD was 2.4 %. Among subjects with PMDD, 59.3 % had at least one psychiatric illness; in comparison, the control frequency was 21.8 %. Associations between PMDD and alcohol abuse/dependence, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, somatoform disorder, insomnia, and suicidality were overwhelmingly positive and significant (p < 0.05), after controlling for age. Physical illness and being underweight were associated with increased risks of PMDD (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

PMDD was prevalent in the nationwide sample of Korean women and was frequently associated with other psychiatric disorders, insomnia, and suicidality, suggesting the need to detect and treat women who experience PMDD.
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Metadata
Title
Prevalence, correlates, comorbidities, and suicidal tendencies of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a nationwide sample of Korean women
Authors
Jin Pyo Hong
Subin Park
Hee-Ryung Wang
Sung Man Chang
Jee Hoon Sohn
Hong Jin Jeon
Hae Woo Lee
Seong-Jin Cho
Byung-Soo Kim
Jae Nam Bae
Maeng Je Cho
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 12/2012
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0509-6

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