Defense Mechanisms, Dissociation, Alexithymia and Childhood Traumas in Chronic Migraine Patients

ConclusionThese results indicated that migraine patients had a higher prevalence of childhood traumas, tended to have higher alexithymia, depression and dissociation scores, and were likely to employ immature defense mechanisms compared to healthy individuals. Based on these findings, we suggest that extensive evaluation of migraine patients by healthcare practitioners could be highly beneficial to better understand their clinical features, discover and treat their hidden psychiatric comorbidities, provide better assistance for these patients and improve their functionality.
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research