Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 50-57 , January 2009

Behavioral management of headache

  • Randall E. Weeks, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Randall E. Weeks, PhD, The New England Center for Headache, 30 Buxton Farm Road, Ste. 230, Stamford, CT 06905

References 

  1. Stewart WF, Lipton RB, Celentano DD, et al. Prevalence of migraine headache in the United States: Relation to age, income, race, and other sociodemographic factors. J Am Med Assoc. 1992;267:64–69
  2. Lipton RB, Hamelsky SW, Stewart WF. Epidemiology and impact of headache. In:  Silberstein SD,  Lipton RB,  Dalessio DJ editor. Wolff's Headaches and other Head Pain. ed. 7. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2001;p. 85–107
  3. Lipton RB, Hamelsky SW, Kolodner KB, et al. Migraine, quality of life, and depression: A population-based case-controlled study. Neurology. 2000;55:629–635
  4. Von Korff M, Stewart WF, Simon DJ, et al. Migraine and reduced work performance: A population–based diary study. Neurology. 1997;50:1741–1745
  5. Hu Hx, Markson LE, Lipton RB, et al. Burden of migraine in the United States: Disability and economic costs. Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:813–818
  6. Hawkins K, Wang S, Rupnow M. Direct cost burden among insured US employees with migraine. Headache. 2007;48:553–563
  7. Lipton RB, Bigal ME. Ten lessons in the epidemiology of migraine. Headache. 2007;47(suppl 1):S2–S9
  8. Bigal ME, Serrano D, Scher A, et al. Acute migraine medications and evolution from episodic to chronic migraine: A longitudinal population-based study. Headache. 2008;48:1157–1168
  9. Lipton RB, Buse D, Serrano D, et al. Differences in rates of common comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions in chronic and episodic migraine individuals. Headache. 2008;48(suppl 4):S4
  10. Ferrari A, Leone S, Vergoni AV, et al. Similarities and differences between chronic migraine and episodic migraine. Headache. 2007;47:65–72
  11. Peterlin BL, Tietjen G, Meng S, et al. Post-traumatic stress disorder in episodic and chronic migraine. Headache. 2008;48:517–522
  12. Nicholson RA, Houle TT, Rhudy JL, et al. Psychological risk factors in headache. Headache. 2007;47:413–426
  13. Weeks R. Psychological assessment of the headache patient. In:  Samuels M,  Feske S editor. Office Practice of Neurology. New York, NY: Churchill Livingston; 1996;p. 1096–1101
  14. Holroyd KA, O'Donnell FJ, Stensland M, et al. Management of chronic tension-type headache with tricyclic antidepressant medication, stress-management therapy, and their combination: A randomized controlled trial. J Am Med Assoc. 2001;285:2208–2215
  15. Grazzi L, Andrasik F, D'Amico D, et al. Behavioral and pharmacologic treatment of transformed migraine with analgesic overuse: Outcome at three years. Headache. 2002;42:483–490
  16. Grazzi L, Andrasik F, Usai S, et al. Disability in chronic migraine with medication overuse: Treatment effects at three years. Headache. 2007;47:1277–1281
  17. Rains JC, Lipchik GL, Penzien DB. Behavioral facilitation of medical treatment for headache—Part I: Review of headache treatment compliance. Headache. 2006;46:1387–1394
  18. Rains JC, Penzien DB, Lipchik GL. Behavioral facilitation of medical treatment for headache—Part II: Theoretical models and behavioral strategies for improving adherence. Headache. 2006;46:1395–1403
  19. Lake AE. Headache and behavioral medicine: A 50-year retrospective. Headache. 2008;48:714–718
  20. Campbell JK, Penzien DB, Wall EM. Evidence-based guidelines for migraine headaches: Behavioral and physical treatments. http://www.aan.com/professionals/practice/pdfs/g10089.pdf2000;(Consortium guidelines)
  21. Andrasik F. What does the evidence show? (Efficacy of behavioural treatments for recurrent headaches in adults). Neurol Sci. 2007;28(suppl 2):S70–S77
  22. Spierings EL, Miree LF. Non-compliance with follow-up and improvement after treatment at a headache center. Headache. 1993;33:205–209
  23. Holroyd KA, Cordingley GE, Pingel JD, et al. Enhancing the effectiveness of abortive therapy: A controlled evaluation of self management training. Headache. 1989;29:148–153
  24. Gallagher RM, Kunkel R. Migraine medication attributes important for patient compliance: Concerns about side effects could delay treatment. Headache. 2003;43:36–43
  25. Mulleners WM, Whitmarsh TE, Steiner TJ. Noncompliance may render migraine prophylaxis useless, but once-daily regimens are better. Cephalalgia. 1998;18:52–56
  26. Packard RC, Brown F. Multiple headaches in a case of multiple personality disorder. Headache. 1986;26:99–102
  27. Ng-Mak DS, Cady R, Chen Y, et al. Can migraineurs accurately identify their headaches as “migraine” at attack onset?. Headache. 2007;47:645–653
  28. Golden W, Katic BJ, Hu H. Factors associated with early treatment of acute migraine headache pain. Headache. 2008;48(suppl):S42–S43
  29. Golden W, Katic BJ, Hu H. Why did migraine patients not treat migraine attacks as early as they desired?. Headache. 2008;48(suppl):S42
  30. Rozen TD. Migraine prevention: What patients want from medication and their physician. Headache. 2008;48:750–753
  31. Bigal ME, Lipton RB. Modifiable risk factors for migraine progression. Headache. 2006;46:1334–1343
  32. Lipton RB, Bigal ME, Diamond M, et al. Migraine prevalence, disease burden, and the need for preventive therapy. Neurology. 2007;68:343–349
  33. Nicholson R, Bigal M. Screening and behavioral management: Obesity and weight management. Headache. 2008;48:51–57
  34. Mathew NT, Kurman R, Perez F. Drug-induced refractory headache-clinical features and management. Headache. 1990;30:634–638
  35. Ward TN. Drug-induced refractory headache. Headache. 2008;48:728–729
  36. Lake AE. Medication overuse headache: Biobehavioral issues and solutions. Headache. 2006;46(suppl 3):S88–S97
  37. Hamelsky SW, Lipton RB. Psychiatric comorbidity of migraine. Headache. 2006;46:1327–1333
  38. Low NCD, Merikangas KR. The comorbidity of migraine. CNS Spectr. 2003;8:433–444
  39. Breslau N, Lipton RB, Stewart WF, et al. Comorbidity of migraine and depression: Investigating potential etiology and prognosis. Neurology. 2003;60:1308–1312
  40. Weeks RE. Integration of behavioural techniques into clinical practice. Neurol Sci. 2007;28(suppl 2):S84–S89
  41. Packard RC. What does the headache patient want?. Headache. 1979;19:370–374
  42. Rothrock JF. The truth about migraine triggers. Headache. 2008;48:499–500
  43. Calhoun A, Ford S. Behavioral sleep modification may revert transformed migraine to episodic migraine. Headache. 2007;47:1178–1183
  44. Alstadhaug K, Salvesen R, Bekkelund S. Insomnia and circadian variation of attacks in episodic migraine. Headache. 2007;47:1184–1188
  45. Gilman DK, Palermo TM, Kabbouche MA, et al. Primary headache and sleep disturbance in adolescents. Headache. 2007;47:1189–1194
  46. John PJ, Sharma N, Sharma CM, et al. Effectiveness of yoga therapy in the treatment of migraine without aura: A randomized controlled trial. Headache. 2007;47:654–661
  47. Lipchik GL, Smitherman TA, Penzien DB, et al. Basic principles and techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapies for comorbid psychiatric symptoms among headache patients. Headache. 2006;46(suppl 3):S119–S132
  48. Busch V, Gaul C. Exercise in migraine therapy—is there any evidence for efficacy? (A critical review). Headache. 2008;48:890–899

PII: S1084-208X(09)00005-6

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.03.004

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 50-57 , January 2009

Article Tools