The Toll Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Takes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 27, 2022

PMDD — or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder — is like an extreme form of PMS that about 5 percent of menstruating people suffer from. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and clinical advisory board chair at the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders, shares information about new research that found an elevated risk for suicide for people who suffer from PMDD, and takes calls from listeners who have dealt with this.

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