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The prevalence of psychiatric disorder among female new referrals to a migraine clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

D. P. Morrison  and
W. H. Price
D. P. Morrison*
Affiliation:
Departments of Liaison Psychiatry and Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
W. H. Price
Affiliation:
Departments of Liaison Psychiatry and Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr D.P.Morrison, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Karolinska Institute and Hospital, 104 01 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Synopsis

In a consecutive series of 46 female new referrals to a migraine clinic, 17 patients (37%)complained of increased irritability and/or depression in association with more than 50% of their migraine attacks. This was not related to the attack frequency or duration. Sixteen patients (33 %) met DSM-III criteria for a current diagnosis of an affective syndrome and when present this was significantly associated with these complaints.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , November 1989 , pp. 919 - 925
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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