THE EVALUATION OF CHILDHOOD HEADACHE IN PSYCHOSOCIAL AREA

Volume: 40 Number: 1 March 1, 2001
  • Serpil Erermiş
  • Nagehan Büküşoğlu
  • Sarenur Tütüncüoğlu
  • Figen Oksel
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THE EVALUATION OF CHILDHOOD HEADACHE IN PSYCHOSOCIAL AREA

Abstract

Headache is a frequent complaint in childhood ages. In many researchs it has been found that the most frequent type of headecbes are migren and tension-type headaches. It is known that psychosocial factors are frequently found in tension-type headache, Thirtyeight patients with migren or tension-type headache who were diagnosed in according to IHS criteria were included in the study. Patients' sociodemographic. familial and educational features were determined All patients were interwieved in according to DSM-IV. Seventeen (%44.7) of patients and twentyone (%55.3) patients were diagnosed as migren and tension-type headache respectively Patients ages were between 8-19 (mean= 13.55±3.07) years. Twentythree (%60.5) patient were girt and fifteen (%39.5) patients were boy. It has been determined that tension-type headache was more frequent in girls than boys. It has been shown that a great deal of patient (%44.7) had been not found any psychiatric disorders and the most frequent disorder (%25.9) which had been determined was anxiety disorders. Despite to any psychiatric disorders has not been determined a large amount of (%82.4) patients with migren, in tension-type headache patients anxiety disorders and affective disorders has been determined respectively %38 1. %33.3.

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Serpil Erermiş

Nagehan Büküşoğlu

Sarenur Tütüncüoğlu

Figen Oksel

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March 1, 2001

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March 1, 2001

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Year 2001 Volume: 40 Number: 1

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1.Serpil Erermiş, Nagehan Büküşoğlu, Sarenur Tütüncüoğlu, Figen Oksel. ÇOCUKLUK ÇAĞI BAŞ AĞRILARININ PSİKOSOSYAL AÇIDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. EJM [Internet]. 2001 Mar. 1;40(1):23-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA58ZF45EX

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