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Association between psychopathology and headache syndromes
1Yale University, School of Medicine, Genetic Epidemiology Research Unit, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Current Opinion in Neurology
|June 1, 1995
Summary
Recent research confirms a link between psychological factors and headaches. Studies are now exploring specific connections between headache and psychiatric subtypes, moving towards understanding underlying mechanisms.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Neurology
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Growing evidence links psychological factors to headache prevalence.
- Previous research focused broadly on the general association.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the specificity of headache subtypes with psychiatric disorders.
- To investigate psychological traits associated with headache subtypes.
- To explore the mechanisms underlying the comorbidity of psychopathology and headache.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent literature on psychological factors and headache.
- Analysis of studies examining headache and psychiatric subtypes.
- Exploration of community-based research findings.
Main Results:
- Confirmed association between psychological factors and headache.
- Emerging specificity in the relationship between headache and psychiatric subtypes.
- Shift in research focus from clinical to community settings.
Conclusions:
- The connection between psychological factors and headache is well-established.
- Future research is directed towards understanding specific mechanisms and subtypes.
- Community-based studies are crucial for broader insights.