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REVIEW article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1458114
This article is part of the Research Topic Psychiatric Illness Across the Menstrual Cycle View all 9 articles

Unveiling the Burden of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Narrative Review to Call for Gender Perspective and Intersectional Approaches

Provisionally accepted
Dannia Islas-Preciado Dannia Islas-Preciado 1,2*Luciana Ramos-Lira Luciana Ramos-Lira 3Erika Estrada-Camarena Erika Estrada-Camarena 1*
  • 1 Lab. de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City, Mexico
  • 2 Lab. de Neuromodulación, Subdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City, Mexico
  • 3 Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City, Mexico

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    The present review discusses the burden of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and highlights the lack of awareness by analyzing the following key points: -Prevalence and Diagnosis: PMDD affects a significant portion of women during their reproductive years, but diagnosis is often delayed due to limited understanding and awareness. -Mental Health Burden: PMDD increases the risk of suicide attempts and negatively impacts quality of life. There are also economic costs associated with absenteeism and healthcare use. -Cultural and Gender Perspectives: Societal stigma surrounding menstruation and mental health likely contributes to underdiagnosis. -Lack of Sex and Gender Perspective in the Healthcare System: Research bias towards male subjects and historical neglect of women's health issues contribute to limited knowledge about PMDD. -Non-Intersectional Approaches: Disparities in access to healthcare and the unique experiences of women further complicate PMDD diagnosis and treatment. -Vicious Cycle: The lack of research and awareness creates a vicious cycle where PMDD remains misunderstood and inaccurately treated. Finally, it emphasizes the need for increased awareness, education, and research on PMDD, particularly with a gendered and intersectional optic. The situation in Latin America is presented as a particular concern due to a lack of recent data and potentially higher prevalence due to socioeconomic factors.

    Keywords: premenstrual dysphoric disorder, Burden Of Illness, Gender perspectives, Intersectionality, Call to action

    Received: 01 Jul 2024; Accepted: 30 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Islas-Preciado, Ramos-Lira and Estrada-Camarena. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Dannia Islas-Preciado, Lab. de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City, Mexico
    Erika Estrada-Camarena, Lab. de Neuropsicofarmacología, Dirección de Neurociencias, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City, Mexico

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