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The effect of the menstrual cycle on mood and behavior has been the subject of extensive study. The nature and etiology of physiological and psychological cycle related changes have been widely debated. The assumption that biological explanations are adequate and that the medical model is appropriate for these cyclic disorders has been questioned. Psychologists have been involved in much of the research which has stimulated more flexible thinking and generated a move away from a strictly medical model. With these changes clinical psychologists have gradually become more involved in working with women complaining of cyclic symptoms.
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Slade, P. (1987). Menstrual Cycle Disorders: Psychological Theories and the Potential Role of the Clinical Psychologist. In: Karas, E. (eds) Current Issues in Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6778-3_17
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