A Bio‐psycho‐social Investigation of Headache Activity in a Chronic Headache Population

Authors

• Edward B. Blanchard, State University of New York System
• Frank Andrasik, State University of New York System
• John G. Arena, State University of New York System
• Debra F. Neff, State University of New York System
• Susan E. Jurish, State University of New York System
• Steven J. Teders, State University of New York System
• Nancy L. Saunders, State University of New York System
• Thomas P. Pallmeyer, State University of New York System
• Bruce C. Dudek, State University of New York System
• Lawrence D. Rodichok, State University of New York System

Abstract

SYNOPSIS Comparisons of responses in a month long Headache Diary were made among three groups of carefully characterized headache sufferers (41 tension, 25 migraine, and 25 combined migraine and tension) and revealed more headache‐free days per week for the migraineurs than the other two groups but more daily average headache activity (headache index) for the tension headache patients than for the migraineurs. Multiple regression analyses of potential predictors from the biological realm (psychophysiological responses), psychological realm (psychological test scores) and social realm (social‐demographic data) on headache index revealed stronger biological influences on tension headache than on migraine or combined headache but less psychological influence. The relation of social‐demographic variables to headache index was roughly equivalent across all three headache types. Copyright © 1984, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Publication Title

Headache the Journal of Head and Face Pain

Recommended Citation

Blanchard, E., Andrasik, F., Arena, J., Neff, D., Jurish, S., Teders, S., Saunders, N., Pallmeyer, T., Dudek, B., & Rodichok, L. (1984). A Bio‐psycho‐social Investigation of Headache Activity in a Chronic Headache Population. Headache the Journal of Head and Face Pain, 24 (2), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.1984.hed2402079.x