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ArticleArchives of women's mental health2026

Personality and cortical architecture in premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

Elise Bücklein-Ehlers, Manon Dubol, Birgit Derntl, Andreas Fallgatter, Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Erika Comasco

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Elise Bücklein-EhlersUppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Manon DubolUppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Birgit DerntlUniversity of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Andreas FallgatterUniversity of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Inger Sundström-PoromaaUppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Erika ComascoUppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. erika.comasco@uu.se.

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purposePremenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) has been associated with altered grey matter architecture in a trait-like manner. Personality traits, shaped largely by genetics and linked to depressive disorders, may relate to structural properties of the brain and could represent a potential factor mediating vulnerability for PMDD. However, these possible associations remain largely unexplored.

methodsThe present study assessed personality traits in participants with PMDD and healthy controls, as well as how personality is related to symptom severity and cortical surface measures in PMDD. Healthy controls and patients completed the Swedish Universities Scale of Personality. Following prospective validation of the PMDD diagnosis, patients had their brain scanned with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the symptomatic luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Personality of controls and patients was compared using Mann-Whitney U tests. Associations of personality with symptom severity and brain surface parameters were tested through correlation analysis.

resultsPMDD was associated with higher scores in neuroticism and aggressiveness. Aggressiveness was positively correlated with the severity of irritability/anger, though not significant after correcting for multiple testing. Regarding cortical structural measures, aggressiveness was negatively correlated with cortical complexity of the parahippocampal gyrus.

conclusionConsidering neuroticism and aggressiveness during screening for PMDD could contribute to the identification of risk factors and personalized treatment of females suffering from PMDD.

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BrainCerebral CortexPersonalityPremenstrual Dysphoric DisorderAdultAggressionCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroticismProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSwedenYoung AdultBrainCortexPersonalityPMDDSymptom severity

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