The purpose of the present study was to review non ・ pharmacotherapy for perimenstrual symptoms on Japanese women and to reveal the effects of these interventions by effect size . A litera − ture search identified l3 treatment studies . The major results were as follows : ( a ) Non ・ pharmacother − apy were classified into intervention focusing on self − monitoring , self − care , monthlybics , and psychological intervention ,( b) The intervention focusing on monthlybics have been shown to

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... ve perimenstrual symptoms . It is necessary to research about the intervention focusing on monthlybics and the psychological interventions that the studies outside Japan revealed effects for perimenstrual symptoms .