Anxiety and depression in chronic headache

Deniz Selçuki, Canan Yücesan, Nermin Mutluer, Rana Tanrıdağ, Gönül Ozan

 It was given Beck Depression and State Trait Anxiety Inventories to 23 patients who suffered from tension type and 16 patients who suffered migraine type headaches. The patients were classified by using the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society. Significant differences were not found between two headache groups.