The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for post-traumatic headaches
| Autor: | Birgit Gurr, B. R. Coetzer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Neuroscience (miscellaneous) Severity of Illness Index Disability Evaluation Intervention (counseling) Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Health Status Indicators Humans Aged Rehabilitation Cognitive Behavioral Therapy business.industry Head injury Outcome measures Cognition Middle Aged medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Physical therapy Quality of Life Post-Traumatic Headache Female Neurology (clinical) Headaches medicine.symptom business Moderate head injury Clinical psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Brain injury. 19(7) |
| ISSN: | 0269-9052 |
| Popis: | Post-traumatic headache is one of the most common symptoms following mild and moderate head injury. Psychological factors are believed to play a role in the cause, maintenance and relief from chronic post-traumatic headache. This research evaluated the effectiveness of a multi-dimensional cognitive-behavioural approach towards rehabilitation of post-traumatic headaches. The sample included 20 participants with post-traumatic headaches from an original sample of 41. Participants acted as their own controls. Outcome measures consisted of self-rating questionnaires to assess headache severity, intensity, duration, functioning and emotional well-being. Emotional and functional headache characteristics were studied using a multi-dimensional investigation which included relatives' perceptions of the sufferers headaches. The intervention proved effective and beneficial for the 20 therapy participants. It is concluded that cognitive-behavioural therapy provides a useful supplement to the treatment of post-traumatic headache. |
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