Psychopathological comorbidities in medication-overuse headache: a multicentre clinical study

• Published in: European journal of neurology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 85 - 91
• Main Authors: Sarchielli, P., Corbelli, I., Messina, P., Cupini, L. M., Bernardi, G., Bono, G., Di Piero, V., Petolicchio, B., Livrea, P., Prudenzano, M. P., Pini, L. A., Sandrini, G., Allena, M., Tedeschi, G., Russo, A., Caproni, S., Beghi, E., Calabresi, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; case-control studies; Comorbidity; Female; headache; Headache Disorders, Secondary - epidemiology; Humans; Male; medication-overuse headache; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Middle Aged; migraine; Migraine Disorders - epidemiology; obsessive−compulsive disturbances; Prevalence; psychiatric disorders; migraine; headache; obsessive−compulsive disturbances; medication-overuse headache; case-control studies; psychiatric disorders

Background and purpose In medication‐overuse headache (MOH) patients, the presence of psychopathological disturbances may be a predictor of relapse and poor response to treatment. This multicentre study aimed to assess the occurrence of psychopathological disorders in MOH patients by comparing the i...