Migraine: association with personality characteristics and psychopathology.
The relationship between migraine and psychopathology has been discussed far more often than it has been systematically studied. Twentieth-century investigators have frequently described the obsessional rigid, angry personality postulated to characterize migraine sufferers. More recent population-based studies have demonstrated associations between migraine and depression and migraine and panic disorder. This article discusses the relationship of migraine and personality and migraine and psychopathology.
Comprehensive Headache Center, Germantown Hospital and Medical Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011599:Psychopathology; D012107:Research Design