The official name of the questionnaire:
MDQ
Menstrual Distress
Questionnaire
Copyright owner:
Copyright owner: Copyright © 1968, 1991, 2000, 2010 Rudolf H. Moos, Center for Health Care Evaluation, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto,
California.
Contact information ( URL / Address / email, etc.):
Contact Information: Mind Garden, 855 Oak Grove Ave, Suite #215, Menlo Park,
CA 94025; (Phone 650-322-6300; FAX 650-322-6398; website is:
www.mindgarden.com; email is info@mindgarden.com
Target disease and the purpose of the questionnaire:
To assess menstrual cycle symptoms and disorders
Terms and conditions or limitation of use (URL or documents, etc.):
Terms and Conditions: All inquiries about the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire should be directed to the publisher, Mind Garden, whose address, website, and email contact is provided above.
Validation articles:
Validation articles: (1) Moos, R. (1968). The development of a Menstrual Distress Questionnaire. Psychosomatic Medicine, 30, 853-867. [Note. This is the original publication describing the development of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire.] (2) Moos, R. (2010). Menstrual Distress Questionnaire manual (4th ed.). Menlo Park, CA: Mind Garden. [Note. This Manual contains information about the development, psychometric characteristics, and reliability of the Questionnaire, and provides information on about 300 studies that have applied the Questionnaire.]
Number of questions:
46