TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - A retrospective, comparative study on the frequency of abuse in migraine and chronic daily headache
JO  - Headache
A1  - Peterlin, B. Lee
A1  - Ward, Tony
A1  - Lidicker, Jeffrey
A1  - Levin, M.
SP  - 397
EP  - 401
VL  - 47
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To assess and contrast the relative frequency of a past history of physical and/or sexual abuse in patients with chronic daily headache (CDH) versus migraine. BACKGROUND: A number of risk factors have been identified as risk factors for chronification of headache disorders. Limited data exist regarding the influence of physical and/or sexual abuse on primary headache disorders. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of 183 consecutive new headache patients seen from December 2004 through August 2005 at an outpatient tertiary-care center. Patients were included in the study if they had chronic daily headache (with criteria for medication over-use headache or chronic migraine), or migraine with or without aura. A history of physical and/or sexual abuse was systematically asked of all headache patients at their first visit in the clinic. This information was then transferred to a semi-standardized form and the relative frequency of abuse in both groups contrasted. RESULTS: Of the 161 patients included in the study, 90.1% were female with a mean age of 36.4 +/- 12.0. A total of 59.0% of the patients were diagnosed with CDH and 41.0% were diagnosed with migraine. Overall, 34.8% of all patients, 40.0% of CDH patients, and 27.3% of migraine patients had a history of physical and/or sexual abuse. The relative frequency of a history of physical and/or sexual abuse was higher in the CDH group as compared to the migraine group (P = .048). CONCLUSION: The relative frequency of abuse is higher in CDH sufferers than migraineurs, suggesting that physical and sexual abuse may be risk factors for chronification.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0017-8748
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00713.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -