title: Emerging behavioral treatments for migraine.
abstract: Although the efficacy of behavioral interventions for migraine (e.g., relaxation training, stress management, cognitive-behavioral therapy, biofeedback) is well established, other behavioral interventions that have shown efficacy for other conditions are being adapted to treat migraine. This paper reviews the literature to date on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, and behavioral interventions for common migraine comorbidities. ACT and mindfulness interventions prioritize the outcome of improved functioning above headache reduction and have demonstrated efficacy for chronic pain broadly. These emerging behavioral therapies show considerable promise for improving outcomes of migraine patients, particularly in reducing headache-related disability and affective distress, but efficacy to date is limited by small trials, short follow-up periods, and a need for comparison or integration with established pharmacologic and behavioral migraine treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 38677, USA, tasmithe@olemiss.edu.
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Smitherman
authors.forename: Rebecca E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Sutapa G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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