Effective headache management. Strategies to help patients gain control over pain.
A general guideline to successful treatment of headache focuses on a diagnosis that satisfies both physician and patient. Thorough history taking, patient and family education, aggressive approaches, and careful follow-up help patients reach therapeutic goals. Successful long-term therapy for headache enables patients to gain control over their symptoms with a combination of carefully selected medications and nonpharmacologic approaches.
Jackson
C M
CM
Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA. cmjackson@ucsd.edu
D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000075202:Contraindications; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors