Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 27-36 , 30 March 2005

Timing and severity of symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle in a community-based sample in the Midwestern United States

  • Patricia M. Meaden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, 1710 W. Polk Street, Suite 166b, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 942 5366.
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  • S. Ann Hartlage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, 1710 W. Polk Street, Suite 166b, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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  • Jennifer Cook-Karr

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University, Counseling Psychology Program, Evanston, IL, USA

Received 29 July 2004 ,Accepted 28 November 2004.

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PII: S0165-1781(05)00022-3

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.01.003

Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 27-36 , 30 March 2005