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01-06-2018 | EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BURDEN OF HEADACHE
Personality traits in migraineurs: a case-control study by personality inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5)
Authors:
Giulia Muscogiuri, Leonardo Dimaggio, Luca Giani, Claudio Mariani, Leonardo Pantoni, Carlo Lovati
Published in:
Neurological Sciences
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Special Issue 1/2018
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Excerpt
The prevalence of psychological symptoms in migraineurs is greater than in the general population, and migraineurs are more vulnerable to psychopathology, probably for a common pathogenetic mechanism. The prevalence of depression and anxiety is increased among migraineurs [
1], and a lot of evidence in literature suggests a strong correlation between pathological personality and migraine [
2]. The role of the psychological factors related with migraine has led to the hypothesis of a proper “migraine-associated personality.” …