Relaxation training and written emotional disclosure for tension or migraine headaches: A randomized, controlled trial

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-32

  D'Souza, Pamela J ^a   Lumley, Mark A ^a   Kraft, Christina A ^a   Dooley, John A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional disclosure; Expressive writing; Migraine headache; Relaxation; Stress; Tension headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MOOD CHANGE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TENSION HEADACHE; WRITING; WRITTEN EMOTIONAL DISCLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, PUBLIC HEALTH; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53849106785     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9046-7     Document Type: Article

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