Menstrual cycle phase, alcohol consumption, alcohol cravings, and mood among women in outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder.
Jumi Hayaki, Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer, Elizabeth E. Epstein, Sharon Cook, Ayorkor Gaba, Ava C. Lorenzo, Barbara S. McCrady
Abstract
< .01). Among women with higher baseline depression, craving intensity remained consistently high. Results document more drinking during the midlate luteal phase and menses and suggest that cycle-related distress and depression moderate the alcohol-menstrual association among women in AUD treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Menstrual cycleLuteal phaseCravingPremenstrual dysphoric disorderPsychologyAlcohol use disorderDistressMenstruationDepression (economics)MoodPsychiatryMedicineInternal medicineClinical psychologyFollicular phaseAlcoholMacroeconomicsEconomicsBiochemistryHormoneChemistryAddictionMenstrual Health and DisordersMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumHealth and Wellbeing Research