premenstrual dysphoric disorder

premenstrual dysphoric disorder
premenstrual dysphoric disorder n severe premenstrual syndrome marked esp. by depression, anxiety, cyclical mood shifts, and lethargy abbr. PMDD

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premenstrual syndrome viewed as a psychiatric disorder.

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