본 연구는 인지행동치료와 이완훈련이 월경전 증후군(PMS)의 감소에 미치는 효과를 검증하기 위하여 설계되었다. PAF(월경전 평가양식)와 SCL-90-R(간이정신진단검사)을 통해 PMS는 경험하고 있지만 정서장애를 경험하고 있지 않은 대학생 39명을 선발하였다. 이들에게 인지행동치료 및 이완훈련 프로그램을 적용한 결과 PMS의 증상을 감소시키는데 두 치료법 모두 효과가 있으며, 또한 인지행동치료는 이완훈련보다 효과적임이 밝혀졌다. 이와 관련된 연구 결과의 제한점과 시사점이 논의되었다.
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.