Influence of Main Psychological and Social Factors on Primary Headaches

Influence of Main Psychological and Social Factors on Primary Headaches

This study aims to describe the psychological and social characteristics of patients suffering from primary headache and monitored in Neurology department of Besançon University Hospital

The aim of our study is to describe the psychological patterns in a population of patients suffering of episodic migraine or chronic migraine with and without medication overuse and the level of disability.

Data about migraine characteristics will be obtained using a standardized questionnaire.

Socio-demographic data will be obtained for all patients including gender, age, educational level and professional status.

A booklet of 10 self-administered questionnaires will permit to measure psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, alexithymia...

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients from 25 to 60 ans y.o suffering from primary headache and monitored in the Neurology department of Besançon University Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with former or current psychic troubles