European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Mar 2009
Post-traumatic stress disorder is not over-represented in a sample population of migraine patients.
Exposure to extreme stress can result in a variety of clinical sequelae, in terms of severity and type, of which post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the prototype. PTSD was previously associated with chronic pain and primary pain disorders. ⋯ Migraine patients do not suffer from PTSD more than the general population. When they do suffer from PTSD they report high levels of disability.