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Should `Premenstrual Syndrome' be Called a Psychiatric Abnormality?

Paula J. Caplan

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St West, Toronto, Ontario M5S1V6, Canada

Joan McCurdy-Myers

Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario

Maureen Gans

Epilepsy Association of Metro Toronto

The mental health and political implications of the classification of `Premenstrual Syndrome' (PMS) as a psychiatric disorder are discussed, and the way research in this field is plagued with methodological errors is used to illustrate the power of the political agenda for adopting this deeply flawed and dangerous category.

Feminism & Psychology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 27-44 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0959353592021003
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