Psychosocial repercussion of migraine: is it a stigmatized disease?

A Martínez-FernándezM Rueda VegaSonia QuintasM de Toledo HerasJavier Díaz de TeránG Latorre GonzálezO Trabajos GarcíaJ Vivancos MoraAna Beatriz Gago-Veiga

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)

There is a stigma around migraine in our society, which seems to be more prevalent in patients with certain socio-demographic characteristics, and that is related to stress, mood alterations, and low self-esteem. Trying to reduce stigma could contribute to improve the control of migraine and reduce the impact of the disease at a socio-economic level.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
hiv aids
social support
bipolar disorder
depressive symptoms
physical activity
antiretroviral therapy