Direct diagnosis and management of emotional factors in chronic headache patients

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1305-1314

  Abbass, A ^a,b   Lovas, D ^c   Purdy, A ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Neurology ^*

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotion; Short term dynamic psychotherapy; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANXIETY; EMOTION; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 56549111158     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01680.x     Document Type: Review

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