Kim always dreads the days just before her menstrual cycle starts. During this time, she experiences erratic mood swings, sudden tearfulness, a depressed mood, irritability, and greater sensitivity to cues of rejection. According to the DSM-5, Kim would likely be diagnosed with .

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Explanation:

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a term that describes the health problem which is associated with Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) but considered to be more serious.

Often written as PMDD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder is characterized with erratic mood swings, sudden tearfulness, a depressed mood, irritability, and greater sensitivity to cues of rejection.

This symptoms may leads to severe irritability, depression, or anxiety in the week or two before the period starts fully if not treated.

However, it is treatable by a medical professional and can be self-diagnosable, thus, Lab tests or imaging is not required and can as well last for years or be lifelong

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