• Curr Pain Headache Rep · Jun 2015

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    Improving medication adherence in migraine treatment.

    • Elizabeth K Seng, Jeanetta A Rains, Robert A Nicholson, and Richard B Lipton.
    • Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University, 1165 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA, Elizabeth.Seng@einstein.yu.edu.
    • Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2015 Jun 1; 19 (6): 24.

    AbstractMedication adherence is integral to successful treatment of migraine and other headache. The existing literature examining medication adherence in migraine is small, and the methodologies used to assess adherence are limited. However, these studies broadly suggest poor adherence to both acute and preventive migraine medications, with studies using more objective monitoring reporting lower adherence rates. Methods for improving medication adherence are described, including organizational strategies, provider-monitoring and self-monitoring of adherence, regimen strategies, patient education, self-management skills training (e.g., stimulus control, behavioral contracts), and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques. The article concludes by discussing the future of research regarding adherence to medications for migraine and other headaches.

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