title: The use of assertive training and psychodynamic insight in the treatment of migraine headache: a case study.
abstract: In this paper, a case study is cited in which two techniques, assertive training and the development of psychodynamic insight, were used in an A/B/BC experimental design to treat successfully a patient suffering from severe migraine headaches. The point is made that in treating psychosomatic disorders, the structure of the disorder has to be treated, necessitating consideration, where relevant, of a number of dimensions of functioning integrated into an effective treatment program rather than the use of single unidimensional techniques.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012919:Social Behavior