Psychiatric Comorbidity and Suicide Risk in Patients with Chronic Migraine

Overview

Journal Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2010 Apr 17

PMID 20396640

Citations 49

Authors

Maurizio Pompili

Gianluca Serafini

Daniela Di Cosimo

Giovanni Dominici

Marco Innamorati

David Lester

Alberto Forte

Nicoletta Girardi

Sergio De Filippis

Roberto Tatarelli

Paolo Martelletti

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the impact of mental illness among patients with migraine. We performed MedLine and PsycINFO searches from 1980 to 2008. Research has systematically documented a strong bidirectional association between migraine and psychiatric disorders. The relationship between migraine and psychopathology has often been clinically discussed rather than systematically studied. Future research should include sound methodologically-based studies focusing on the interplay of factors behind the relationship between migraine, suicide risk, and mental illness.

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