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The Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training on Reduction of Premenstrual Syndrome

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
1998, v.3 no.1, pp.141-155
Hyun Jung Kang (Department of Clinical Psychology Seoul National Mental Hospital)
Chong Nak Son (Department of Psychology Chonbuk National University)
Kang, H. J., & Son, C. N. (1998). The Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training on Reduction of Premenstrual Syndrome. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 3(1), 141-155.

Abstract

The present study was designed to test the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy and relaxation training on premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Premenstrual Assessment Form (PAF) was used for measuring the severity of PMS. The subjects were 39 students with PMS but without the affective disorders through PAF and Syrnptom-Checklist-90-Revision (SCL-90-R). These subjects were assigned into the cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) group (n=8), the relaxation training (RET) group (n=9), and the wating-list control group (n=12). The results were as follows. The CBT and the RET were significantly effective to reduce PMS, and the CBT was found to be superior to the RET. Finally, the limitations and implications of this study were discussed.

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