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Expert Opinion: Migraine, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and Treatment
Author(s) -
Evans Randolph W.,
Rosen Noah
Publication year - 2008
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.1526-4610.2008.01074.x
Subject(s) - migraine , psychiatry , depression (economics) , migraine with aura , anxiety , mania , bipolar disorder , triptans , medicine , hypomania , aura , pediatrics , psychology , mood , economics , macroeconomics
A 28-year-old woman has had migraine withoutaura since the age of 13 with attacks now occurringabout4timespermonthwithaninconsistentresponseto triptans. In addition, she has had recurring endog-enous depression for 3 years treated with paroxetinelastoveroneyearagowithsomehelp.Herdepressionis currently mild.There is no history to suggest hypo-maniaormania.Shehasbeenfrequentlyanxiousforafew years as well, worrying about everything, whichcan cause difculty falling asleep. Her mother has ahistoryofmajordepressionandmigraine.Hersisterisbeing treated for migraine and bipolar disease.