Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
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Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. · Dec 2008
Comparative StudySeverity of depressive symptoms as predictor of impairment of quality of life in chronic migraine: comparison with episodic migraine.
To identify predictors of quality of life (QoL) in episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM), 116 migraineurs were evaluated using the Headache Needs Assessment (HANA). QoL was significantly more impaired in patients with CM. ⋯ QoL was also poorer in women and in those with greater headache intensity and nausea associated with headache in the total sample. The present findings suggest a specific role for depressive symptoms in impaired QoL in CM sufferers.
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Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. · Dec 2008
Electronic media use and suicidal ideation in Japanese adolescents.
The present study found that a lifetime history of suicidal ideation may be significantly associated with a history of searching the Internet for information about suicide or self-injury, experiences of anxiety or emotional pain related to the use of electronic media, and adolescents' distrust of the people around them. The impact of experiences using electronic media on suicidal ideation among Japanese adolescents is discussed.