Internal stigmatization in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache.

Autor: Uçan Tokuç FE; Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Antalya Provincial Health Directorate, Neurology department, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. ezgiucan@gmail.com., Göksu EÖ; Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Antalya Provincial Health Directorate, Neurology department, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey., Katı ŞD; Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Antalya Provincial Health Directorate, Neurology department, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC neurology [BMC Neurol] 2024 Mar 19; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 100. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 19.
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-024-03586-3
Abstrakt: Objectives: Internalized stigma can have profound effects on how individuals with migraines and other primary headache disorders see themselves and their quality of life. We aimed to investigate internalized stigma in patients with chronic migraines and medication overuse headaches.
Methods: A total of 57 patients (52 women, 5 men) were included in the study, 26 of these patients were affected by chronic migraine, 31 of them were affected by medication overuse headache and chronic migraine. The Internalized Stigma Scale in Mental Illness (Ristsher's stigmatization scale) and General Health Questionnaire were applied to all patients.
Results: In Ristsher's stigmatization scale, which measures internalization of stigma, internalized stigmatization was more significant in patients with medication overuse headache than in patients with chronic migraine compared to groups (p:0.05). The subtitle of alienation was statistically significant when the groups were compared to all subscales in the form of alienation, confirmation of stereotypes, perceived discrimination, social withdrawal and resistance to stigma (p:0.05).
Discussion: Although internal stigmatize has been observed in chronic migraine patients, medication overuse headache is also a type of headache with intense stigma. In addition, this internal stigma perhaps plays an active role in the transformation of chronic migraine patients to medication overuse headaches patient.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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