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Menstruation which is recognized as the symbol of fertility brings about several psychological and physical changes. This study was planned for the purpose of examining the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in adolescents, and the relationship between PMS and depression risk.

This descriptive type of study's population included 469 subjects; 335 students from the departments of midwifery and 134 students from education faculty. No method of sampling from the population was done, all 331 students (71%) who were at the sample. Research data were obtained using a sociodemographic characteristics student information form developed by the researchers, the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PAF) and the General Health Questionnaire=12 (GHQ-12).

In this study the adolescents' PMS prevalence was determined to be 62.5%, their depression risk was 48%. the association …