Am J Psychiatry 1994; 151:1503-1504
Copyright © 1994 by American Psychiatric Association
Reported alcohol use in women with premenstrual syndrome
MB Tobin, PJ Schmidt and DR Rubinow
Section on Behavioral Endocrinology, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Women with prospectively confirmed premenstrual syndrome (N = 21) reported
greater alcohol use than comparison subjects (N = 16) in a longitudinal
study. The difference in reported alcohol use was not confined to the
premenstruum, nor did it correlate with dysphoric symptoms or cravings for
food premenstrually.