title: Integration of behavioural techniques into clinical practice.
abstract: Most clinicians agree that biobehavioural factors are important considerations in the assessment and treatment of headache patients. Attention to psychological and behavioural issues may become even a greater concern as the frequency of a patient's headaches increases, there is increased disability secondary to headaches and/or there is inadequate response to usually effective treatment. The present article will highlight biobehavioural factors that should be considered in the assessment process involving headache patients and will provide a model for integration of behavioural treatment into clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: The New England Institute for Behavioral Medicine, 778 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902, USA. rewphd044@aol.com
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Weeks
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000592:standards