Childhood adversity predicts stronger premenstrual mood worsening, stress appraisal and cortisol decrease in women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

• Verfasst von: Nayman, Sibel [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schricker, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Reinhard, Iris [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kühner, Christine [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Childhood adversity predicts stronger premenstrual mood worsening, stress appraisal and cortisol decrease in women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
• Verf.angabe: Sibel Nayman, Isabelle Florence Schricker, Iris Reinhard and Christine Kuehner
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: 02 November 2023
• Umfang: 13 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 19.03.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Frontiers in endocrinology
• Ort Quelle: Lausanne : Frontiers Research Foundation, 2010
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: 14(2023) vom: Nov., Artikel-ID 1278531, Seite 1-13
• ISSN Quelle: 1664-2392
• DOI: doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1278531
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: childhood adversity2
• Sach-SW: Cortisol4
• Sach-SW: measurement burst5
• Sach-SW: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder1
• Sach-SW: stress6
• Sach-SW: stressful life events3
• K10plus-PPN: 1883806550
• K10plus-PPN:
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Abstract

Background: Lifetime traumatic events are prevalent in women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and predict stronger premenstrual symptom intensities. Less is known about the unique effects of childhood adversity on PMDD. This study aims to investigate the menstrual cycle related course of mood, stress appraisal and cortisol activity over time and the effects of childhood adversity - by controlling for recent stressful life events - on the cyclicity of these outcomes. Methods: Fifty-two women with PMDD completed questionnaires on childhood adversity and stressful life events during the past 12 months. Momentary negative and positive affect, stress appraisal, and saliva-cortisol were assessed within an Ambulatory Assessment (AA) design over four consecutive days during both the follicular and the late luteal phase. This AA was repeated after five months, resulting in two measurement bursts. Results: Women with PMDD showed expected cycle related variations in mood and stress appraisal, whereby these effects weakened over time. No cortisol cyclicity was identified. Higher childhood adversity was linked to stronger increases in negative affect and stress appraisal, and stronger decreases in positive affect from the follicular toward the late luteal phase. Women with higher childhood adversity exhibited lower cortisol levels during the late luteal phase compared to the follicular phase whereas no such cyclicity was found in women with lower childhood adversity. Conclusion: Childhood adversity appears to show independent deteriorating effects on premenstrual mood worsening and stress appraisal in women with PMDD. The observed cortisol cyclicity in women with higher childhood adversity may point to different neuroendocrine subtypes of PMDD in relation to childhood trauma and requires further systematic research.