Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.55-61, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Menstruation which is recognized as the symbol of fertility brings about several psychological and physical changes. This study was planned for the purpose of examining the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in adolescents, and the relationship between PMS and depression risk. Methods: This descriptive type of study's population included 469 subjects; 335 students from the departments of midwifery and 134 students from education faculty. No method of sampling from the population was done, all 331 students (71%) who were at the sample. Research data were obtained using a sociodemographic characteristics student information form developed by the researchers, the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PAF) and the General Health Questionnaire=12 (GHQ-12). Results: In this study the adolescents' PMS prevalence was determined to be 62.5%, their depression risk was 48%. the association between PMS and the depression was statistically significant. The depression risk of the women with PMS is 84% and of the ones without PMS is 16%. This finding has indicated that PMS may form a susceptibility to depression. Moreover, there was a significant relation between the total scores of PAF and GHQ-12 of the participants. No statistically significant relationship was determined between the presence of PMS and age, the school of students, year of school, and living place. Conclusion: In this study PMS was determined to increase depression risk. Screening for PMS in adolescents may be useful for decreasing the risk of depression in adolescence. (Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2009; 10:55-61)