Stress-related menstrual disorders

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In this systematic review of scientific literature on stress-related menstrual disorders we summarize the results presented in papers, published in course of last 15 years and indexed in Pubmed. We describe contemporary theories considering the mechanism of psychogenic menstrual disorders development and review their specific features. We identify certain characteristics of sensitivity to stress and personality traits in women, reacting on stress with menstrual disorder. We also describe certain non-pharmacologic psychotherapeutic approaches to the management of these disorders.

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B. A Volel

I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Mental Health Research Center

д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. психиатрии и психосоматики ИПО ГБОУ ВПО Первый МГМУ им. И.М.Сеченова, ст. науч. сотр. ФГБНУ НЦПЗ 119991, Russian Federation, Moscow, ul. Trubetskaia, d. 8, str. 2; 115522, Russian Federation, Moscow, Kashirskoe shosse, d. 34

A. A Ragimova

I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

аспирант каф. психиатрии и психосоматики ИПО ГБОУ ВПО Первый МГМУ им. И.М.Сеченова 119991, Russian Federation, Moscow, ul. Trubetskaia, d. 8, str. 2

D. I Burchakov

I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Email: dr.burchakov@yandex.ru
науч. сотр. НИО женского здоровья НИЦ ГБОУ ВПО Первый МГМУ им. И.М.Сеченова 119991, Russian Federation, Moscow, ul. Trubetskaia, d. 8, str. 2

M. N Burchakova

ANO AT Moscow University for the Humanities

аспирант каф. психологии развития и акмеологии АНО ВО МГУ 111395, Russian Federation, Moscow, ul. Iunosti, d. 5

I. V Kuznetsova

I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

д-р мед. наук, проф., гл. науч. сотр. НИО женского здоровья НИЦ ГБОУ ВПО Первый МГМУ им. И.М.Сеченова 119991, Russian Federation, Moscow, ul. Trubetskaia, d. 8, str. 2

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