The PMDD Phenomenon: Breakthrough Treatments for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and Extreme PMS have recently
entered the public consciousness due in large part to consumer
advertisements for new drugs such as Sarafem. But women who suffer from
it and those involved in their lives have already been all too familiar
with it. Not simply PMS, PMDD causes more extreme symptoms and can be
debilitating. To add to the difficulties, many women are still told that
it's all in their heads. Even among professionals, debate continues
about how to classify the problem. Just as consumer books did for
Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia, this breakthrough book will help
increase public awareness that the problem is real and that treatments
do exist. Dr. Diana Dell, a well-respected researcher in women's health
and past president of the American Medical Women's Association, presents
the first book to explain PMDD and offer hope for overcoming it. As a
board-certified practitioner in both Ob/Gyn and Psychiatry, she is
uniquely qualified to help women cope with the physical and
psychological aspects of the condition. The book provides case studies,
helps the reader to evaluate whether she has the condition, and explains
the spectrum of treatm