Premenstrual dysphoric disorder in online peer support communities: a Reddit case study.

ABSTRACT: The growing reliance on online communities has reshaped how individuals articulate, validate, and navigate psychological distress. However, the value of online peer support spaces remains insufficiently studied, particularly in the context of underrecognized conditions such as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Here we investigated r/PMDD, a Reddit-based peer support community comprising 17,332 participants over a 12-year period (2012-2024), contextualized by their activity across 112 other mental health subreddits. We found a substantial decrease in the association of PMDD with depression and anxiety, evident both in general cross-community activity trends and at the individual level shortly after users become active in r/PMDD. Despite PMDD's clinical classification as an affective d

SUBMITTER: Evkoski B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12488957 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature