Abstract

NAVARRO CALVILLO, María Elena. Cognitive behavioral treatment of migraine in adults. Actual. psicol. [online]. 2006, vol.20, n.107, pp. 1-21. ISSN 0258-6444.

The chronic pain migraine is one of most common of the syndromes characterized by recurrent headaches, which affects 25% of the population. The pain is a perceptive phenomenon that needs a multidimensional approach. In migraine a neurological explanation have a role, but also factors like the quality of life, work, stress or component of psycho-social type have been correlated. Combined cognitive behavior treatments with relaxation techniques and feedback have been used in the last decades which have contributed forceful results that although not at all, are an important alternative for the patients with migraine. In this article, the psychological characteristics of the chronic pain and factors associate are analyzed, later to make a revision on the chronic pain migraine and the effectiveness of the behavior cognitive treatment.

Keywords : Chronic pain; Migraine; Cognitive variables; Behavior cognitive treatment.

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