Clinic-Based Characterization of Adolescents and Young Adults With Migraine: Psychological Functioning, Headache Days, and Disability.
Robert C GiblerMaya A MarzoukJames L PeughBrooke L ReidyMichelle M ErnstMorgan L DaffinScott W PowersMarielle Kabbouche SamahaJoanne KacperskiAndrew D HersheyHope O'BrienShalonda K SlaterPublished in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2024)
In this sample of AYAs, headache characteristics were generally unrelated to scores on measures on psychological functioning. However, the observed rates of clinically elevated anxiety/depressive symptoms and suicidality in this sample of AYAs underscore the importance of screening for psychological comorbidities in neurology clinics that serve this age group, irrespective of self-reported disability. Results also emphasize the need to expand access to behavioral health services for AYAs with headache disorders and the importance of incorporating a biopsychosocial perspective to the transition of health care from pediatrics to adult neurology practice.