The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on premenstrual syndrome

Background and Aim : Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is one of the most common psychosomaticdisorders in reproductive-aged females and due to its less severe symptoms, administration of nonpharmacologicalinterventions as the first-line is emphasized.Methods : The current randomized, controlled trial was performed on 40 students with PMS from ShahidChamran University in Ahvaz, Iran in the academic year 2016 - 2017. Students were allocated into 2 groups(20 subjects in each) using simple random sampling method by the random number table. Students in theintervention group received eight1-hour sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapyweekly and the students in the control group received no intervention. The PMS symptoms were assessedusing the daily symptom records (DSR) questionnaire, before, just after the completion of intervention, andone month laterResults : In the intervention group, the mean score of PMS symptoms immediately (27.65 ± 7.34) and onemonth after the completion of the intervention (28.15 ± 7.13) showed a significant reduction, comparedwith the pre-intervention scores (42±9.09) using the repeated measure test (P < 0.05). In the control group,the mean score of PMS symptoms immediately (40.05 ± 7.85) and one monthafter theintervention(40.15±7.71), comparedwiththat of the pre-intervention(40.25±7.93) showedno significantchanges in the control group (P > 0.05). Also, the symptoms of PMS significantly reduced in theintervention group in just after the intervention and the follow-up visit, compared with that of the controlgroup (P < 0.001).Conclusion : According to the findings, mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy could reducephysical and behavioral symptoms of PMS in the studied students.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy ، Mindfulness ، Premenstrual Syndrome