What is it about?
Drawing on insights from The Migraine Trust’s Information and Support Service, this article discusses the often-overlooked aspects of migraine beyond physical pain that can have considerable impact on mental health and wellbeing. Looking at comorbidity, correlation and causation, we explore the complex interconnection between migraine and mental health, as well as the triggers that may overlap.
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Why is it important?
Migraine is one of the most common diseases worldwide, as well as being one of the most disabling. Despite this, migraine remains poorly understood. The Migraine Trust often hear from people living with migraine alongside mental health conditions, and it is clear that poor awareness of migraine, both in healthcare settings and society as a whole, is a contributing factor.
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Head pain is the most well recognised symptom of migraine, but the impact of pain as well as the many other symptoms of migraine on an individual's mental health, is often overlooked in my experience. I hope that this article highlights the extent to which migraine affects the physical and mental health of those living with it.
Andrea Quinn
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This page is a summary of: The impact of migraine on mental health, British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, August 2024, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjnn.2024.0054.
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