Correlations between alexithymia and pain severity, depression, and anxiety among patients with chronic and episodic migraine

Yalug, Irem; Selekler, Macit; Erdoğan, Ayten; Kutlu, Ayşe; Dundar, Gulmine; Ankaralı, Handan; Aker, Tamer

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02093.x

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“…There is a well established relationship between migraine, depression and anxiety [9,28]. Accordingly, in our study population depression was correlated with all the domains of sexual function.…”

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The relation of sexual function to migraine-related disability, depression and anxiety in patients with migraine

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BackgroundDepression and anxiety are two phenomena that affect quality of life as well as sexual function. Depression and anxiety levels are reported to be high in migraine sufferers. We aimed to understand whether sexual function in women with migraine was associated to migraine-related disability and frequency of migraine attacks, and whether this relationship was modulated by depressive and anxiety symptoms.MethodsAs migraine is more commonly seen in females, a total of 50 women with migraine were included. The diagnosis of migraine with or without aura was confirmed by two specialists in Neurology, according to the second edition of International Headache Society (IHS) International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) in 2004. Migraine disability assessment scale score, female sexual function index scores, Beck depression inventory score and Beck anxiety inventory scores.ResultsMean MIDAS score was 19.3 ± 12.8, and mean number of migraine attacks per month were 4.3 ± 2.7. Mean Female Sexual Function Index score was 20.9 ± 5.9 and 90% of patients had sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction was not related to MIDAS score or frequency and severity of attacks. No relationship between sexual function and anxiety was found, whereas severity of depressive symptoms was closely related to sexual function. Depressive symptoms affected all dimensions of sexual function, except for pain.ConclusionSexual dysfunction seemed to be very common in our patients with migraine, while not related to migraine related disability, frequency of attacks and migraine severity or anxiety. The most important factor that predicted sexual function was depression, which was also independent of disease severity and migraine related disability. While future larger scale studies are needed to clarify the exact relationship, depressive and sexual problems should be properly addressed in all patients with migraine, regardless of disease severity or disability.

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“…Such a transition may determine increased disability [3] and may be accompanied by decreased mood state [4].…”

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“…Previous studies showed that patients with CM-MO display higher disability and lower mood compared to EM[3,4], but mood state has never been connected to disability, measured with a multi-domain assessment tool like the WHO-DAS-2.…”

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Disability and mood state in patients with episodic and chronic migraine associated to medication overuse

Raggi¹,

Giovannetti²,

Leonardi³

et al. 2012

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This study aims to compare disability and mood state in patients with episodic (EM) and chronic migraine associated to medication overuse (CM-MO), and to assess the relationships between the two outcomes. Patients, matched for age and gender, were administered the MIDAS, the WHO-DAS-2 and BDI-2. Difference between EM and CM-MO was assessed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test; difference in distribution of patients with severe disability and low mood was tested with contingency coefficient; the correlation between MIDAS, WHO-DAS-2 and BDI-2 was tested with Spearman's index. Seventy patients were enrolled: CM-MO patients reported higher BDI-2 scores and higher MIDAS and WHO-DAS-2 scores, and were more likely to have severe disability and low mood state than those with EM; BDI-2 scores were correlated with disability scores, particularly with WHO-DAS-2. The study shows that disability and mood state are negatively impacted by the presence of more frequent headaches and by the overuse of acute medications.

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“…They found that compared to healthy controls, the subjects with headaches had significantly higher scores on measures of depression and alexithymia. However, to date, a clear correlation between alexithymia and pain has not been established (8).…”

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Alexithymia in Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Madenci¹,

Altindag²

2012

New Insights Into Fibromyalgia

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Correlations between alexithymia and pain severity, depression, and anxiety among patients with chronic and episodic migraine

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The relation of sexual function to migraine-related disability, depression and anxiety in patients with migraine

The relation of sexual function to migraine-related disability, depression and anxiety in patients with migraine

Disability and mood state in patients with episodic and chronic migraine associated to medication overuse

Alexithymia in Fibromyalgia Syndrome

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