EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND YOGA IN MANAGING ANXIETY AND STRESS IN SCHOOL GOING CHILD WITH PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA

Abstract

Dear Editor, 
We would like to share our experience with the Medicina Academica Integrativa audience regarding the common symptoms of anxiety and stress experienced by adolescent girls during menstruation due to dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is categorized into primary and secondary types. Primary dysmenorrhea involves severe cramping in the lower abdomen before or during menstruation, lasting 8-72 hours and peaking on the first or second day. Additionally, the pain is often accompanied by systemic symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fatigue, and insomnia. In contrast, a number of distinct pathological conditions, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids (myomas), and pelvic inflammatory disease, can cause secondary dysmenorrhea pain. (Iacovides, Avidon & Baker 2015)