International Journal of Contemporary Medicine
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Prevalence of Psychiatric Comorbidities in Patients Presenting With Headache

1Post Graduate, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, UP

2Professor, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, UP

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Himanshu Nirvan, Post Graduate, Department of Psychiatry, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur. himanshu.nirvan@gmail.com, Ph: 9599116620

Online published on 4 February, 2019.

Abstract

To study the prevalence, nature and severity of Psychiatric comorbidities in patients presenting with headache.

It is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a sample size of 100 patients presenting with primary headache, who consented to participate in the study.

Tension type headache was most prevalent (49%). Psychiatric comorbidities were present in 55% patients, with Major Depressive Disorder being the most common (40%). Depression and anxiety range from mild to moderate in severity.

There is a high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with headache. The primary headaches are more common in females than males. Tension type headache haS a higher prevalence than migraine, although the psychiatric comorbidity is higher in patients with migraine than in Tension Type Headache.

Keywords

Psychiatric comorbidities, Tension type headache, Migraine, Depression