The relation of cluster headache to alexithymia, depression, and anxiety.
| Autor: | İşcan D; Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Nigde, Turkey., Dal C; Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Mugla, Turkey. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria [Arq Neuropsiquiatr] 2024 Nov; Vol. 82 (11), pp. 1-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 03. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0044-1791516 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The pathophysiology of cluster headaches (CHs) involves the trigeminovascular system, the parasympathetic nervous system, and the hypothalamus. Because of the affected hypothalamus, there may be limbic system involvement in CH. Objective: To investigate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and alexithymia in CH, to demonstrate that the limbic system is affected. Methods: A total of 18 patients with CHs who were outside of cluster period and 18 healthy controls were included. Participants were administered the Beck depression inventory (BDI), Beck anxiety inventory (BAI), and Toronto alexithymia scale-20 (TAS-20). Results: Patients with CHs had significantly higher rates of alexithymia ( p = 0.003) and depression ( p = 0.014) than controls. There was no significant difference in anxiety levels ( p = 0.297) between groups. Conclusion: It was shown that, in addition to previously identified psychiatric disorders, alexithymia can accompany CHs in patients. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. (The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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