European Psychiatry - Volume 41

S910

25th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 41S (2017) S847–S910

Aims

Our aim was to measure any changes regarding the EMS

domains between the first day of menses and 15 days later.

Methods

One hundred and ten women from an architectural and

engineering firm were enrolled in the study. After ruling-out psy-

chopathology with Symptom check-list-90-R, remaining women

(

= 65) filled out young schema scale short form (YSS-SF) on the

first day of menses and 15 days after menses. The time of probable

ovulation was defined as 15 days after the first day of menses.

Results

YSS-SF scores regarding the schemas of defectiveness,

insufficient self-control, failure to achieve, vulnerability to harm

or illness were significantly decreased by the 15th day of menses

(

< 0.05). Abandonment, social isolation, dependency, enmesh-

ment and self-sacrifice schema scores remained similar on the first

and 15th days.

Conclusions

EMS activation may contribute to the PMS symp-

toms, therefore schema therapy may be an option for those women

suffering from PMS.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.