Phobias, other psychiatric comorbidities and chronic migraine
Background: Comorbidity of chronic migraine (CM) with psychiatric disorders, mostly anxiety and mood disorders, is a well-recognized phenomenon. Phobias are one of the most common anxiety disorders in the general population. Phobias are more common in migraineurs than non-migraineurs. the clinical p...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2006 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/29272 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2006000600012 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/29272 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | headache migraine anxiety phobias |
| Resumo: | Background: Comorbidity of chronic migraine (CM) with psychiatric disorders, mostly anxiety and mood disorders, is a well-recognized phenomenon. Phobias are one of the most common anxiety disorders in the general population. Phobias are more common in migraineurs than non-migraineurs. the clinical profile of phobias in CM has never been studied. Method: We investigated the psychiatric profile in 56 patients with CM using the SCID I/P interview. Results: Lifetime criteria for at least one mental disorder was found in 87.5% of the sample; 75% met criteria for at least one lifetime anxiety disorder and 60.7% of our sample fulfilled DSM-IV criteria for lifetime phobic avoidant disorders. Mood and anxiety scores were higher in phobic patients than in non-phobic CM controls. Number of phobias correlated with higher levels of anxiety and depression. Conclusion: Phobias are common in CM. Its recognition may influence its management. Early treatment may lead to better prognosis. |
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