Health related quality of life and depression among premenstrual dysphonic disorder (PMDD)

Objective :The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of positive and negative emotions, quality of life and depression on Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)patients. Methodology:Correlation design was used. The sample consisted of a total of 70 female within the age group of 16 to 30 years. Purposive Sample technique was used in this study. Tools:behaviour tools were used like BREFF WHOQuality of life (Shaker, Saxena,1998),Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF) by(Watson, D., Clark, L. A., &Tellegen, A. (1988), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale developed by (Hamilton M. A,1960). Results Descriptive statistics Mean, Standard Deviation(SD) and ANOVA was used. Results revealed that positive emotion is positively correlated with quality of life (r=.538, p<0.01), whereas it is negatively correlated with depression (r=-.702, p<0.01)on PMDD. Negative emotion is negatively correlated with quality of life (r=-.070, p<0.01), whereas it is positively correlated with depression (r=-.472, p<0.01). it is found that negative emotion is most significant predictor and has its influence on depression. ConclusionGreater awareness of PMDD empowers individuals to feel more comfortable in examining the condition and more capable of noticing the symptoms in themselves or in others. The study proved that the depression, positive negative emotions all affect negatively on PMDD patients.&nbsp