Premenstrual Syndrome and Comorbid Depression Among Medical Students in the Internship Stage: A Descriptive Study

Abstract

Objective: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a cluster of physical and emotional changes that typically begins several days before the menstrual period that disappears quickly after menstruation. It seems that cooccurrence of depression increases the risk and severity of this syndrome. In this cross-sectional research, we evaluated an association between PMS and depression in medical students.