青少年慢性每日头痛的心理治疗

Psychological Therapy in Adolescents with Chronic Daily Headache

慢性每日头痛是一个严重的疾病,能明显降低生命质量,并且可能致残,这种疾病是指头痛出现3个月以上,其中每个月头痛累计15天以上(>180天/年)。药物可以预防头痛也可以作为头痛的止痛剂,但对这类患者的处置并不够用,一个更全球化的方法已经提出来了。本文围绕青少年人群回顾了已经存在的关于不同种类心理治疗处置这种疾病的数据,对于一些尚未解答的问题虽然获得了一些答案,同时也显示出心理治疗对这个疾病潜在致残方面的重要性。

Chronic daily headache is a serious disease, causing significant problems in terms of reduced quality of life and disability, with pain localized to the head （headache） occurring 15 or more days per month fodays per year）. Drugs both used as preventive medications or as pain-killers, are insufficient for the management of thesepatients; a more global approach has been advocated. This paper reviews existing data concerniapproaches, with a focus on adolescence. This leads to evidence still unanswered questions but also the importance toinclude psychological treatments in the management of this potential disabling condition.