This paper examines Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), which is a sever form of PMS that affects 2-8 percent of women.
According ot the paper, the PMDD symptoms are so extreme and so incapacitating that women who experience it suffer socially, professionally and sexually. The paper discusses the hormonal causes of PMDD, explains how a diagnosis is reached, and reviews
treatment options. Then the paper briefly addresses the controversy surrounding the determination of PMDD and asks whether this diagnosis is a fad or a medical fact. The paper concludes that when carefully made, PMDD is a valid diagnosis for a psychological/psychiatric condition that has physical, not
emotional, causes, but which can have significant emotional, social and cognitive effects on the individual. Outline: Cause Diagnosis Treatment Critics of the Diagnosis Conclusion