Sally K. Severino

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: literature review

Summary The original research literature concerning premenstrual disorders appearing since the review of the American Psychiatric Associations DSM-IV work group in 1994 is reviewed. Principal areas covered include methodologic approaches to premenstrual dysphoric disorder and related syndromes; biological, neuropsychiatric, and behavioral aspects of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and related syndromes; treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and related syndromes.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus: a psychological study of unrepaired shame.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelleys modern Prometheus shows us the eternal punishment of unrepaired shame—eternal entrapment within the shame triangle of victim, perpetrator and rescuer. This paper describes how Shelleys insight—that lack of love creates a monster living in shame—is being confirmed by neuroscience and how this is exemplified in two characters—the creature and Victor Frankenstein. Additionally, it delineates how pastoral counselors can help those suffering from unrepaired shame

21 – Premenstrual Syndrome Treatment Interventions

Publisher Summary This chapter presents interventions related to premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (pre-menstrual cycle) to describe the relationships between menstruation and the subjective experiences, moods, and behavior changes of women. Womens health related to PMS may best be understood from a multidimensional perspective. An approach to PMS that focuses on the normal menstrual cycle and the distinct biological, psychological, and social/cultural issues in womens development includes a review of the phenomenology of PMS. With this foundation, the strategies for restoring mental and physical health related to the menstrual cycle through prevention, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate treatment interventions can be described. The normal menstrual cycle is an intricately orchestrated, neatly timed physiologic process occurring in women from menarche until menopause, but the cycle is influenced by the limbic region of the central nervous system, the adrenal and thyroid glands, the pancreas, and exogenous hormones or medications.