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Suggestions for a Biopsychosocial Approach to Treating Children and Adolescents Who Present With Headache
Author(s) -
Powers Scott W.,
Kruglak Gilman Deborah,
Hershey Andrew D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00568.x
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , psychiatry , mental health , physical therapy , nursing
An evidence‐based, biopsychosocial approach to the care of pediatric patients who present with the complaint of headache is recommended. This approach informs diagnosis and management decisions, is critical for maximizing adherence to the prescribed headache treatment regimen, and incorporates assessment of the impact of headache on a child/adolescent's quality of life, disability, and emotional functioning. Very often, successful treatment of headache leads to improvements in disability and emotional functioning. When this is not the case, or when the work‐up shows that comorbid headache and psychiatric disorders are present for a patient, a more comprehensive treatment approach that includes the active collaboration of pediatric specialists in headache care and mental health care is warranted.