TY - JOUR
T1 - The refractory headache patient-I. Chronic, daily, high intensity headache
AU - Blanchard, Edward B.
AU - Appelbaum, Kenneth A.
AU - Radnitz, Cynthia L.
AU - Jaccard, James
AU - Dentinger, Mark P.
N1 - Funding Information:
*This research was supported by grants from NINCDS, NS-23440, and NIMH, MH-41341. tRequests for reprints should be addressed to: Dr Edward B. Blanchard, Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, 1535 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203, U.S.A.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Two studies on patients with Chronic, Daily, High Intensity Headache (CDHIHA) are presented. In the first, their response to various self-regulatory (biofeedback, relaxation) treatments was compared to that of case controls matched for age, duration and Ad Hoc Committee diagnoses who had 1-2 headache-free days per week (Group II) and 3-5 headache-free days per week (Group III). The CDHIHA patients had a significantly poorer response to treatment (12.7 vs 49.8% improvement for Groups II and III combined). In the second study, the psychological profiles of an enlarged sample of CDHIHA patients were compared to matched case controls from Group II and Group III. The CDHIHA patients tended to be more anxious, more hysterical and to have more non-headache somatic complaints than Groups II and III combined.
AB - Two studies on patients with Chronic, Daily, High Intensity Headache (CDHIHA) are presented. In the first, their response to various self-regulatory (biofeedback, relaxation) treatments was compared to that of case controls matched for age, duration and Ad Hoc Committee diagnoses who had 1-2 headache-free days per week (Group II) and 3-5 headache-free days per week (Group III). The CDHIHA patients had a significantly poorer response to treatment (12.7 vs 49.8% improvement for Groups II and III combined). In the second study, the psychological profiles of an enlarged sample of CDHIHA patients were compared to matched case controls from Group II and Group III. The CDHIHA patients tended to be more anxious, more hysterical and to have more non-headache somatic complaints than Groups II and III combined.
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-7967(89)90011-9
DO - 10.1016/0005-7967(89)90011-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 2775150
AN - SCOPUS:0024336851
SN - 0005-7967
VL - 27
SP - 403
EP - 410
JO - Behaviour Research and Therapy
JF - Behaviour Research and Therapy
IS - 4
ER -