The treatment validity of identifying and treating depression and behavior change symptom clusters in women complaining of the premenstrual syndrome

The main goal of the present study was to test a treatment validity hypothesis in relation to premenstrual syndrome (PMS): that selection of specific target behaviors and matching treatments to them would enhance treatment outcome. Thus, this study assessed the treatment validity of identifying depression and behavior change symptoms within the general classification of PMS. This study also addressed the question of whether, on a general measure of PMS, in comparison to a no-treatment control group, it is more effective to use an intervention designed to treat depression or behavior change symptoms of PMS