@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of violence exposure in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder in comparison with other gynecological patients and asymptomatic controls",
journal="Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica",
year="2011",
author="Kask, Kristiina and Bannbers, Elin and Segebladh, Birgitta and Sundström-Poromaa, Inger and Heimer, Gun M. and Bixo, Marie and Nyberg, Sigrid",
volume="90",
number="7",
pages="746-752",
abstract="Objective. The aim of the present study was to estimate prevalence rates of physical, emotional and sexual abuse in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in comparison with gynecologic outpatients and asymptomatic healthy controls. Design. Cross-sectional study. Population. Fifty-eight women meeting strict criteria for PMDD, a control group of 102 women seeking care at the gynecologic outpatient clinic (ObGyn controls) and 47 asymptomatic healthy controls were included in this study. Methods. The Swedish version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) was used to collect information on physical and sexual abuse, and the screening instrument was administered as a face-to-face interview. Main Outcome Measures. Previous and ongoing physical and sexual abuse. Results. Any lifetime abuse (physical, emotional or sexual) was reported by 31.0% of PMDD patients, by 39.2% of ObGyn controls and by 21.3% of healthy controls. ObGyn controls reported physical and/or emotional abuse significantly more often than PMDD patients as well as healthy controls, p < 0.05. Life-time sexual abuse was reported significantly more often by ObGyn controls than healthy controls, p < 0.05. Conclusion. PMDD patients appear not to have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse to a larger extent than other gynecologic patients or healthy controls. However, exposure to violence was common in all groups of interviewed women, and for the individual patient these experiences may contribute to their experience of symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6349",
doi="10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01151.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01151.x"
}