Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , July 2002

Prevalence and predictors of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in older premenopausal women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles

  • Lee S Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street WACC 815, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-617-724-8020; fax: +1-617-726-7541
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  • Claudio N Soares

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street WACC 815, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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  • Michael W Otto

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Bernadette H Sweeney

      Affiliations

    • Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street WACC 815, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • ,
  • Rebecca F Liberman

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Epidemiology Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Bernard L Harlow

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Epidemiology Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Received 4 June 2001 ,Revised 25 September 2001 ,Accepted 3 November 2001.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 70, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , July 2002

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