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Quasi-experimental Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on Reliving Migraine Headaches in Migraine Sufferers
Hosein Ebrahimi Moghadam1, Ahoo Karimi1, Kimia Seifi2
1Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
Objective:
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on relieving migraine headaches in migraine sufferers.
Materials & Methods:
In this quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test method, the samples were outpatients of public hospitals in Ilam City, southwestern Iran since May-Jul 2010. They were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and divided into experimental and control groups. The data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 16 and via multivariate covariance method.
Results:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy affected on reducing the duration of symptoms of migraine in sufferers (P<0.05).
Conclusion:
Cognitive behavioral therapy effects on reducing the time duration of symptoms of migraine headaches. Thistherapeutic method increases the level of individual, familial, social and occupational activities by reducing the time duration of symptoms and this method helps the individuals to resume their activities and regain their previous control instead of founding themselves incapable and helpless due to the pain they suffer from.
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