Table 4.
Mean (±SEM) Pain Task Assessments as a Function of PMDD Status and Prior MDD
| Non-PMDD | PMDD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Prior MDD (n = 18) | Prior MDD (n = 9) | No Prior MDD (n = 17) | Prior MDD (n = 10) | ||
| Cold Pressor Pain Task | Intensity | 52.2 (4.7) | 36.3 (6.7) | 48.1 (4.8) | 43.0 (6.2) |
| A Unpleasantness | 53.9 (4.9) | 37.8 (6.9) | 48.8 (5.0) | 56.9 (6.5) | |
| Difficulty | 4.3 (.8) | 4.5 (1.2) | 4.4 (.8) | 5.5 (1.1) | |
| Tension | 4.6 (.8) | 6.0 (1.1) | 5.0 (.8) | 5.3 (1.0) | |
| Inability to Concentrate | 3.6 (.9) | 4.3 (1.2) | 4.9 (.9) | 5.2 (1.1) | |
| Effort | 6.3 (.7) | 6.5 (1.0) | 6.5 (.7) | 7.8 (.9) | |
| Tourniquet Ischemic Pain Task | B Intensity | 36.8 (3.9) | 26.9 (5.5) | 36.3 (4.0) | 27.4 (5.1) |
| Unpleasantness | 42.6 (4.2) | 35.0 (5.9) | 38.6 (4.3) | 34.9 (5.5) | |
| Difficulty | 3.5 (.6) | 3.1 (.8) | 2.2 (.6) | 2.6 (.8) | |
| Tension | 3.6 (.7) | 3.6 (.9) | 3.7 (.7) | 3.8 (.9) | |
| Inability to Concentrate | 2.5 (.6) | 1.1 (.8) | 2.6 (.6) | 3.0 (.8) | |
| A Effort | 6.2 (.8) | 5.3 (1.1) | 5.1 (.8) | 8.6 (1.0) | |
A
PMDD > non-PMDD only in Prior MDD; p < .01
B
Prior MDD < No Prior MDD; p < .05