Psychiatric, cognitive functioning and socio-cultural views of menstrual psychosis in Oman: an idiographic approach.
BMC women's health September 29, 2020 Nasser Al-Sibani, Mandhar Al-Maqbali, Sangeetha Mahadevan et al. 9 citations
Menstrual psychosis, mostly documented in Euro-American populations, was examined in four patients at a tertiary care unit in Oman. The cyclical nature of their episodes fit Brockington's subtypes of catamenial and paramenstrual psychosis, but the spectrum of distress did not fit existing psychiatric nosology. In traditional Omani society, the symptoms are termed "spirit possession." Psychometric evaluation showed adequate intellectual functioning but impairments in neuropsychological functioning, including processing speed, episodic memory, and executive function. This case series suggests menstrual psychosis involves neuropsychological impairments similar to those seen in manic episodes or brief psychotic disorders.