Post-traumatic stress common in migraine sufferers
April 5th 2009 15:27
I came upon this article and thought it was important information to post here. Really, I have not read anything like this before, so I wanted to pass it on. It may be something some migraineurs want to talk to their doctor's about.
Post-traumatic stress common in migraine sufferers
Fri Apr 3, 2009 1:45pm EDT
By Megan Rauscher
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who suffer migraine headaches are more apt to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population, a new study suggests. And having PTSD and migraine may lead to greater headache-related disability.
"Taken together, our findings suggest that identification and treatment of PTSD in migraine sufferers is an important and potentially modifiable part of their care that may reduce migraine-related disability," Dr. B. Lee Peterlin and colleagues conclude.
Among a group of 593 adults with migraine, PTSD was present in roughly 30 percent of those who suffered chronic daily headaches and about 22 percent of those with "episodic" migraine headaches By comparison, approximately 8 percent of the population is estimated to have PTSD.
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Post-traumatic stress common in migraine sufferers
Fri Apr 3, 2009 1:45pm EDT
By Megan Rauscher
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who suffer migraine headaches are more apt to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population, a new study suggests. And having PTSD and migraine may lead to greater headache-related disability.
"Taken together, our findings suggest that identification and treatment of PTSD in migraine sufferers is an important and potentially modifiable part of their care that may reduce migraine-related disability," Dr. B. Lee Peterlin and colleagues conclude.
Among a group of 593 adults with migraine, PTSD was present in roughly 30 percent of those who suffered chronic daily headaches and about 22 percent of those with "episodic" migraine headaches By comparison, approximately 8 percent of the population is estimated to have PTSD.
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