A Study on Psychiatric Co-morbidity Among the Patients with Migraine

Authors

  • AA Mamun Hussain Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • MA Mohit Associate Professor, National Institute of Mental Health, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.
  • MA Ahad Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • MA Alim Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v21i2.3787

Keywords:

Psychiatric morbidity

Abstract

A cross-sectional retrospective study was done in the ‘Headache clinic' of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) comprising a sample of eighty patients with migraine. There were 64(80%), female and 16 male (20%). Among them 19(23.75%) had psychiatric disorder as co-morbidity. In accordance with DSM-IV, the commonest psychiatric illness was major depressive disorder (36.84%). The others were panic disorder (21.05%), obsessive compulsive disorders (15.78%) and dysthymic disorder (15.78%). Considering these findings and observation, it so appears that a substantial psychiatric morbidity is prevalent among the sufferers of migraine and it warrants early recognition and proper assessment with the initiation of an integrated treatment modality.

doi: 10.3329/taj.v21i2.3787

TAJ 2008; 21(2): 108-111

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Hussain, A. M., Mohit, M., Ahad, M., & Alim, M. (2009). A Study on Psychiatric Co-morbidity Among the Patients with Migraine. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 21(2), 108–111. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v21i2.3787

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2008)

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Original Articles