Childhood Abuse and Migraine: Epidemiology, Sex Differences, and Potential Mechanisms

(Headache 2011;51:869‐879) Migraine and maltreatment are both common conditions that are more prevalent in women. Epidemiological evidence supports an association between childhood abuse and headache, as well as pain in general, although some controversy exists based on methodological concerns of st...

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Published in:Headache 2011-06, Vol.51 (6), p.869-879
Main Authors: Tietjen, Gretchen E., Peterlin, B. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abuse
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - psychology
Child
childhood maltreatment
Comorbidity - trends
Epidemiology
Female
headache
Headaches
Humans
Indexing in process
Male
Medical treatment
Migraine
Migraine Disorders - epidemiology
Migraine Disorders - physiopathology
Migraine Disorders - psychology
Sex Characteristics
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - physiopathology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
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Summary:(Headache 2011;51:869‐879) Migraine and maltreatment are both common conditions that are more prevalent in women. Epidemiological evidence supports an association between childhood abuse and headache, as well as pain in general, although some controversy exists based on methodological concerns of studying the influence of remote, traumatic, stigmatizing events in an often depressed population. There is a growing scientific body of knowledge regarding the neurobiological effects of abuse on brain function and structure that suggest a possible role of early life stress in the pathogenesis of migraine, and a differential impact based on sex. Advances in our understanding of the basic mechanisms by which an adverse environment interacts with and changes the genome, may suggest new treatment strategies.
ISSN:0017-8748
1526-4610
1526-4610
DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.01906.x