Publications by authors named "J E Barone"
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- * It involved 31 participants who reported daily negative emotions and attended lab visits during different menstrual phases to assess vmHRV and hormone levels.
- * Findings indicate that most women experienced typical vmHRV decreases during the luteal phase, but only those with unusual increases in vmHRV experienced significant worsening of negative emotions before their period.
Rationale: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is characterized by severe affective symptoms during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. There is some evidence of altered interactions between the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal (HPG) and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axes in PMDD. There is also evidence that similar affective disorders such as major depression and perinatal depression are associated with dysregulation in immune factors, but this has not been characterized in PMDD.
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