Behavioral management of migraine.
Behavioral treatments for migraine have received increased attention over the past 25 years. In general, research has focussed on the six following areas: 1) comparative efficacy of treatments, 2) interplay of behavioral and pharmacological approaches, 3) development of delivery models that are cost-effective, 4) identification of characteristics associated with varied levels of response to treatment, 5) maintenance of effects and factors associated with long-term outcome, and 6) mechanisms of treatment. This paper briefly and selectively reviews the available literature in an attempt to point out the status of current research.
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Center for Behavioral Medicine, University of West Florida, Pensacola 32514, USA.
D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome