[Headache in depressive syndromes: a clinical study (author's transl)].
The possibility of a close relationship between depression and headache has been investigated by many authors; and supported by clinical, biochemical and pharmacological findings. In the present study the features of headaches were investigated in a sample of 58 depressed inpatients, selected according to Feighner's diagnostic criteria. Head pain was found in over 50% of the depressed, with a greater incidence within the psychogenic group. On the other hand headache did not correlate with the nuclear symptoms of depression (depressed mood, guilt, retardation, inadequacy); it correlated with tension and somatic anxiety. The authors conclude that headache, as a symptom of depressive syndrome, must be considered only an accessory component of depression, but not a central feature of the syndrome.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
La cefalea nelle sindromi depressive: risultati di una ricerca clinica.