title: The relation of PTSD symptoms to migraine and headache-related disability among substance dependent inpatients.
abstract: Despite emerging evidence for the comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine, few studies have examined the relation of PTSD and migraine, particularly among clinical populations at-risk for both conditions (e.g., substance-dependent patients). This study examined the role of PTSD symptoms in migraine and headache-related disability within a sample of 153 substance-dependent inpatients (37.25% female, Mean age 36.46). PTSD symptoms predicted both migraine and headache-related disability above and beyond gender, depression and anxiety symptoms, the experience of a Criterion A traumatic event, and current alcohol use disorder. Findings highlight the strong association between migraine and PTSD symptoms in a unique population at risk for both conditions.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USA. mcderm1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fulwiler
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Smitherman
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Kim L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gratz
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.|G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Administration Hospital, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Tull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010343:Patient Admission; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Alcohol use disorder; Headache-related disability; Migraine; PTSD; Substance use disorder