Premenstrual symptoms in black and white community samples.
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Stout, AL; Grady, TA; Steege, JF; Blazer, DG; George, LK; Melville, ML
Published in: Am J Psychiatry
November 1986
Premenstrual syndrome specialty clinics are reported to be almost exclusively attended by white women. This racial discrepancy has raised the question of whether there is a lower prevalence or severity of symptoms during the premenstruum among black women. The authors evaluated selected premenstrual symptoms in a representative community-based sample and found no difference in the prevalence or severity of premenstrual symptoms reported by black and white women, except for a higher prevalence of food cravings among blacks. Exploration of broader sociocultural factors may explain the observed racial difference in seeking help for premenstrual complaints.
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Am J Psychiatry
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ISSN
0002-953X
Publication Date
November 1986
Volume
143
Issue
11
Start / End Page
1436 / 1439
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- North Carolina
- Humans
- Health Surveys
- Female
- Black or African American
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
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Stout, A. L., Grady, T. A., Steege, J. F., Blazer, D. G., George, L. K., & Melville, M. L. (1986). Premenstrual symptoms in black and white community samples. Am J Psychiatry, 143(11), 1436–1439. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.11.1436
Stout, A. L., T. A. Grady, J. F. Steege, D. G. Blazer, L. K. George, and M. L. Melville. “Premenstrual symptoms in black and white community samples.” Am J Psychiatry 143, no. 11 (November 1986): 1436–39. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.11.1436.
Stout AL, Grady TA, Steege JF, Blazer DG, George LK, Melville ML. Premenstrual symptoms in black and white community samples. Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;143(11):1436–9.
Stout, A. L., et al. “Premenstrual symptoms in black and white community samples.” Am J Psychiatry, vol. 143, no. 11, Nov. 1986, pp. 1436–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/ajp.143.11.1436.
Stout AL, Grady TA, Steege JF, Blazer DG, George LK, Melville ML. Premenstrual symptoms in black and white community samples. Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;143(11):1436–1439.
Published In
Am J Psychiatry
DOI
ISSN
0002-953X
Publication Date
November 1986
Volume
143
Issue
11
Start / End Page
1436 / 1439
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- North Carolina
- Humans
- Health Surveys
- Female
- Black or African American
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences