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Yontar G, Ozgan E. Early maladaptive schemas in female patients with migraine and tension-type headache. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3550. [PMID: 38347033 PMCID: PMC10861436 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53816-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Chronic headache is a serious clinical problem in women which psychological factors play major role and requires an approach with bio-psycho-social integrity. Psychiatric comorbidities such as anxiety disorder and major depression are frequent. Young described Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS) as maladaptive and dysfunctional patterns that appear due to unpleasant situations occurred between patient and people who were important to him. EMS affect perception, emotions, thoughts and behaviors that makes a basis for many disorders. EMS are found to be related with depression, anxiety and somatization within recent literature. In literature, chronic pain and migraine's relationship with EMS were studied before in a few separate articles. However, there is a lack of data that compares the relationship between EMS and clearly distinguished headache types: migraine (MH) and tension-type headache (TTH) especially in female patients who are more prone to somatic complaints/findings. Our study directly compared three groups, migraine and tension type headache and healthy controls. 150 female patients with chronic headache were enrolled for study in consecutive fashion. Exclusion criteria were as follows: age < 18 or > 60 years, male gender, existence of comorbidity affecting central nervous system, headache due to drug/substance abuse, previous diagnosis of migraine with aura, previous diagnosis of psychotic disease, mental retardation, cognitive disorders, being in delirium state. Patients were grouped into two categories according to type of headache and a third control group. All patients were evaluated with Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ) and their scores were noted and categorized in related schema domains. Sociodemographic data were comparable among groups. However, there were significant differences in terms of previous psychiatric diagnosis and psychiatric drug usage. When we compared YSQ scores, groups differed in many schema categories. MH group showed significantly higher scores in dependency/incompetency, unrelenting standards and punitiveness schemas when compared to remaining two groups. TTH group had significantly more points in emotional deprivation, vulnerability to harm or illness schemas among all groups. On the other hand, control group had significantly higher scores in insufficient self-discipline and entitlement/grandiosity schemas when compared to both MH and TTH groups. Presence of EMS in female patients with headache significantly differed from control group. Types of EMS were also significantly different between patients with MH and TTH among this whole headache group. We suggest that a comprehensive psychotherapeutic approach that targets to improve coping methods for distinct EMS in distinct headache types would provide critical aid to general treatment of headaches especially in resistant cases.
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- Gözde Yontar
- Psychiatry Clinic, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Körfez Mah. 5013. Sok. 2/7, Atakum, Samsun, Turkey.
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- Neurology Clinic, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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Thaxter LY, Smitherman TA. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on headache-related disability among young adults with migraine. Headache 2022; 62:1293-1301. [PMID: 36419255 DOI: 10.1111/head.14411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to explore the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and headache-related disability among a sample of young adults with migraine. BACKGROUND Comorbid psychological symptoms compound migraine-related disability. Due to COVID-19 pandemic procedures, many students experienced institutional closures and corresponding increases in depression, stress, and anxiety. The present study sought to examine changes in headache-related disability before (Spring and Fall of 2019) and during (Fall of 2020 and Spring 2021) the COVID-19 pandemic and whether psychological symptoms mediated such changes. METHODS A cross-sectional study at a southern U.S. university assessed 365 individuals with migraine on headache and psychological variables, comparing those surveyed before COVID-19 with another group surveyed during the pandemic. The direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 status (pre- versus during COVID-19) on headache-related disability through depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms were assessed. RESULTS Statistically higher levels of depression, (M = 13.9 [SD = 12.2] vs. M = 8.7 [SD = 8.7], p < 0.001), anxiety (12.3 [10.0] vs. 9.7 [8.2], p = 0.01), and stress symptoms (17.6 [10.2] vs. 13.2 [7.9], p < 0.001) were endorsed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The direct path from COVID-19 status to headache-related disability was significant and negative, c' = -1.6 (95% CI: -3.1, -0.1). Anxiety (b = 0.3 [95% CI: 0.01, 0.9]) and depression (b = 0.7 [95% CI: 0.07, 1.4]) symptoms acted as mediators of this relationship, rendering the total effect nonsignificant and negating the lowered disability observed during the pandemic. Only depression symptoms remained a significant mediator after controlling for headache frequency (b = 0.7 [95% CI: 0.09, 1.4]). CONCLUSIONS Increased depression and anxiety symptoms attenuated the improvements in disability associated with the pandemic. As such, interventions that address comorbid psychological symptoms may hold value in reducing headache-related disability and improving outcomes for young adults whose headache developed or worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Lauren Y Thaxter
- Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA
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Zasler ND, Bender SD. Validity Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury Impairment and Disability Evaluations. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2019; 30:621-636. [PMID: 31227137 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This article provides an overview of validity assessment in persons with traumatic brain injury including evaluation caveats. Specific discussion is provided on post-concussive disorders, malingering, examination techniques to assess for validity, response bias, effort and non-organic/functional presentations. Examinee and examiner biases issues will also be explored. Discussion is also provided regarding judicial trends in limiting examiner scope of testing and/or testimony, and risk of liability when providing expert witness opinions on validity of examinee presentations. The hope is to encourage physiatrists to become more aware and skilled in validity assessment given its importance in differential diagnosis of impairment following traumatic brain injury.
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- Nathan D Zasler
- Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, Ltd, Tree of Life Services, Inc, 3721 Westerre Parkway, Suite B, Richmond, VA 23233, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; International Brain Injury Association, Alexandria, VA, USA.
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- Institute of law, psychiatry and Public policy, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Science, University of Virginia, 1230 Cedars Court, Suite 108, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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Cheville AL, Basford JR, Dos Santos K, Kroenke K. Symptom burden and comorbidities impact the consistency of responses on patient-reported functional outcomes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2013; 95:79-86. [PMID: 23988394 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of symptom intensity, mood, and comorbidities on patient-clinician agreement and the consistency of responses to functional patient-reported outcomes (PROs). DESIGN Two data sources were used. The first, a cross-sectional database of patients with breast cancer who completed functional PROs and were administered the FIM, was used to examine whether average pain intensity (as measured with an 11-point numeric rating scale [NRS]) and Rand Mental Health inventory scores differed among those rating their functional independence as different than clinicians. The second, a longitudinal database of 311 adults with late-stage lung cancer who completed the Activity Measure for Post Acute Care Computer Adaptive Test (AM PAC CAT) with differences between their expected and actual responses as reflected in their AM PAC CAT SEs. SETTING Two tertiary medical centers. PARTICIPANTS Data source #1, 163 women with stage IV breast cancer; data source #2, 311 adults with late-stage lung cancer. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data source #1, FIM, pain NRS, Older Americans Resource Study activities of daily living subscale, Physical Function-10, Mental Health Inventory-17. Data source #2, AM PAC CAT and NRS symptom ratings. RESULTS Pain intensity was significantly higher when clinicians and patients disagreed regarding a patient's independence in the ability to transfer (NRS pain severity, 3.78 vs 2.40; P=.014), groom (3.71 vs 2.36, P=.009), bathe (3.76 vs 2.40, P=.016), and dress (3.09 vs 2.44, P=.034). The magnitude of AM PAC CAT SEs was significantly associated with the severity of participants' pain, dyspnea, and fatigue, as well as the presence of musculoskeletal disorders and coronary artery disease. Neither mood nor emotional distress was associated with clinician-patient agreement or AM PAC CAT SE. CONCLUSIONS Pain intensity is associated with disagreement between patients and clinicians about the patient's level of functioning. Moreover, physical symptoms (pain, dyspnea, fatigue) as well as specific medical comorbidities (musculoskeletal disorders, coronary artery disease), but not mood, are associated with inconsistency in patients' assessment of their functional abilities.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN; Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes, Indianapolis, IN
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Passik SD, Lowery A. Psychological variables potentially implicated in opioid-related mortality as observed in clinical practice. PAIN MEDICINE 2011; 12 Suppl 2:S36-42. [PMID: 21668755 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01130.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Opioid-related deaths in the United States have become a public health problem, with accidental and unintended overdoses being especially troubling. Screening for psychological risk factors is an important first step in safeguarding against nonadherence practices and identifying patients who may be vulnerable to the risks associated with opioid therapy. Validated screening instruments can aid in this attempt as a complementary tool to clinicians' assessments. A structured screening is imperative as part of an assessment, as clinician judgment is not the most reliable method of identifying nonadherence. As a complement to formal screening, we present for discussion and possible future study certain psychological variables observed during years of clinical practice that may be linked to medication nonadherence and accidental overdose. These variables include catastrophizing, fear, impulsivity, attention deficit disorders, existential distress, and certain personality disorders. In our experience, chronic pain patients with dual diagnoses may become "chemical copers" as a way of coping with their negative emotion. For these patients, times of stress could lead to accidental overdose. Behavioral, cognitive-behavioral (acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavior), existential (meaning-centered, dignity), and psychotropic therapies have been effective in treating these high-risk comorbidities, while managing expectations of pain relief appears key to preventing accidental overdose.
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- Steven D Passik
- Department of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Psychosomatic Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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Begré S, Traber M, Gerber M, von Känel R. [Characteristics of patients suffering from chronic pain with depressive symptoms in three different treatment settings]. MEDIZINISCHE KLINIK (MUNICH, GERMANY : 1983) 2010; 105:393-398. [PMID: 20582498 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-010-1070-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Only few studies considered demographic and medical characteristics of pain patients with depressive symptoms. METHODS The present study is a cross-sectional observation of 585 patients suffering from chronic pain and depressive symptoms from all over Switzerland who got an antidepressant treatment in 122 medical practices (internal medicine, general medicine, psychiatry). Based on their clinical experience within the Swiss mental health system, the authors hypothesized that internists and general practitioners, compared to psychiatrists, treat older and less depressive patients with less intense chronic pain and with regional origin from Central Europe. RESULTS In accordance with this hypothesis, internists (and general practitioners), compared to psychiatrists, more frequently provided care for older patients from Central Europe with less severe depressive symptoms and lower pain intensity and less head pain. Furthermore, compared with Central European patients, those patients from Eastern and Southern Europe presented more intense overall pain mainly affecting the head, extremities, back, and thorax whereas Southern Europeans tended to suffer even more frequently from chest pain compared with their Central European peers. CONCLUSION The study design pragmatically represents the caring situation for depressed patients with chronic pain in Switzerland regarding regional origin and pain intensity. The results are based on a respectable sample size recruited from all Swiss regions and by the physician specialities primarily involved in long-term management of this patient group.
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- Stefan Begré
- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Kompetenzbereich für Psychosomatische Medizin, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Bern, Schweiz.
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Edén L, Andersson HI, Ejlertsson G, Ekström BI, Johansson Y, Leden I. Characteristics of disability pensioners returning to work: An interview study among individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. Disabil Rehabil 2009; 29:1720-6. [PMID: 17852266 DOI: 10.1080/09638280601107484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore adaptation patterns among disability pensioners with musculoskeletal disorders returning to work by means of the Swedish law on 'resting disability pension'. METHOD Qualitative analyses of interviews with 17 individuals going back to work. RESULTS Three adaptation patterns were identified: The Go-getter, the Realist and the Indifferent. These differed regarding influence factors, own expectations, motive, morals and mentality. CONCLUSION Several actors may support a return to work for individuals who received a disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders. In order to succeed, however, it is essential that the disability pensioner is motivated for a reconstruction of his/her life.
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- Lena Edén
- Department of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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Hwang SC, Lee KS. A Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2009. [DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.6.573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Sun-Chul Hwang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea. ,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea. ,
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- Kyeong-Seok Lee
- Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University college of Medicine, Korea.
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Rossi P, Di Lorenzo G, Malpezzi MG, Di Lorenzo C, Cesarino F, Faroni J, Siracusano A, Troisi A. Depressive Symptoms and Insecure Attachment as Predictors of Disability in a Clinical Population of Patients With Episodic and Chronic Migraine. Headache 2005; 45:561-70. [PMID: 15953275 DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.05110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To define predictors of migraine-related disability in patients with episodic and chronic migraine referred to a specialty migraine clinic, focusing on depressive symptoms and insecure attachment style that, because of their association with responses to pain and physical illness, might be predictive of greater migraine-related disability. BACKGROUND The Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire (MIDAS) has proved to be a reliable and easy-to-use instrument to assess migraine-related disability. As clinicians are increasingly using MIDAS in their diagnostic and treatment decisions for patient care, an understanding of the factors influencing migraine-related disability is essential for a rationale use of such an instrument. METHODS Two-hundred patients suffering from episodic migraine without aura (EM), and chronic migraine (CM) with and without medication overuse, and referred to a specialty headache clinic were evaluated using the MIDAS, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). Diagnosis of episodic and chronic migraine was operationally defined according to the International Headache Society (IHS) and Silberstein-Lipton criteria. RESULTS Multiple regression analysis showed that, in the total sample, disability was higher in those patients with CM, more severe depressive symptoms, an insecure style of attachment (as reflected by a lower score on the ASQ confidence scale), and experiencing more severe headache pain intensity. In the subgroup of patients with episodic migraine, an insecure style of attachment emerged as the most significant predictor of disability (other significant predictors were female sex and number of headache days per month). In contrast, in the subgroup of patients with CM, the only significant predictor of the total MIDAS score was a greater severity of depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate the relevance of attachment style, an enduring psychological trait not evaluated in previous studies, in influencing the disability level in patients with migraine and confirm the role of comorbid depressive symptoms in modulating the impact of migraine on every day functioning.
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- Paolo Rossi
- Headache Clinic, INI Grottaferrata, and Department of Neuroscience, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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