Unmasking PMS

Dr. Joseph T. Martorano, a nationally recognized authority on the clinical treatment of PMS, has been actively treating the disorder for over twelve years. Dr. Martorano has been on the faculty of three major teaching hospitals in New York, is an expert in psychopharmacology, and has been in private practice in psychiatry in New York for over twenty-five years. A co-founder of PMS Medical, he is the group's medical director. Maureen Morgan, a registered nurseand a psychiatric social worker, originally helped co-found PMS Medical in New York City. In addition to her work with women with PMS, she is a psychotherapist with practices in New York and Westchester. She has helped develop innovative procedures to improve PMS treatment.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Understanding PMS
1. The Reality of PMS
2. Tracking Down Your PMS
3. Precipitating Factors and Differential Diagnosis
4. Fueling Your Brain
Interlude: Six Helpful Hints for Better Sleep

Part II: Masks and Misdiagnosis
5. PMS Depression
6. Mood Swings and Manic Depression
7. Anxiety and Tension
8. Panic Attacks and Heart Problems
9. Headaches
10. Alcoholism

Part III: Other Conditions Related to the Hormonal Cycle
11. Dysmenorrhea
12. Postpartum Depression
13. Menopause
Interlude: Fluid Retention

Part IV: The PMS Nutritional Treatment Plan
14. Changing Your Life
15. Nutritional Therapy for PMS
16. Exercise Therapy for PMS
17. Five Steps to Overcoming the Psychological Problems Associated with PMS
Interlude: PMS and Your Family

Part V: Beyond Nutrition Therapy
18. Progesterone Therapy
19. The Glucose Tolerance Test
20. Drugs and Their Side Effects
21. Treatment-Resistant PMS
22. How to Find the Best Help for Your PMS
Index