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Behavioural Approaches to Headaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Paul R. Martin
Paul R. Martin*
Affiliation:
University of Western Australia
*
Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands W.A. 6009
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Abstract

Headaches are a common problem, and psychological factors are widely acknowledged as playing a critical role in the development and maintenance of a high proportion of cases. This mini series consists of six contributions to the headache literature from researchers working in Australia. The papers focus on cycles in headache activity; behavioural patterns, copying styles and personality characteristics of headache sufferers; psychophysiological pain mechanisms; and potential adverse consequences of simplistic treatment approaches. The emphasis on non-treatment studies is unusual in this field but argued to be appropriate in view of the lack of knowledge concerning basic headache processes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Behaviour Change , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 3 - 5
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1987

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