We have relatively limited knowledge of symptomatic aspects of the postmenopause, rather than perimenopause. We tried to determine the factors associated with experiencing menopausal symptoms by Korean postmenopausal women. A total of 657 Korean women who underwent a natural menopause completed multiple questionnaires, which included questions regarding their attitudes to menopause, depressive ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between the occurrence of stress fracture and premenstrual syndrome (PMS)/premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in Japanese adolescent athletes. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Osaka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS A school-based survey on menstruation and school life was conducted using a sample of 1818 Japanese female students who belonged to two p...

The practice of combining pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy is advocated for as treatment of choice for many psychiatric disorders. Despite an abundance of outcome studies addressing this subject, little has been written about the process of combined treatment, leaving clinicians with insufficient guidance as to the "how" of the medication-psychotherapy merger. This case report follows the tre...

AIMS Recent genetic studies have linked serotonin-related genetic polymorphisms with diverse disorders characterized by functional somatic symptoms, including chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. METHODS We investigated three serotonin-related genetic polymorphisms by screening genomic DNA of 36 temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients. R...