Psychiatric issues in patients with headaches

Neurol Sci. 2010 Jun:31 Suppl 1:S111-3. doi: 10.1007/s10072-010-0300-y.

Abstract

Comorbidities among headaches and psychiatric disorders have been consistently reported in several clinical studies and reviews. In this paper, we review some recent clinical studies on migraine and tension-type headaches associated with mood, anxiety and somatoform disorders, focusing on therapeutic strategies for the psychiatric disorders.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Comorbidity
  • Headache Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Mood Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Quality of Life