The prevalence of psychiatric disorder among female new referrals to a migraine clinic.
In a consecutive series of 46 female new referrals to a migraine clinic, 17 patients (37%) complained of increased irritability and/or depression in association with more than 50% of their migraine attacks. This was not related to the attack frequency or duration. Sixteen patients (33%) met DSM-III criteria for a current diagnosis of an affective syndrome and when present this was significantly associated with these complaints.
Morrison
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Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
Price
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D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012606:Scotland