FREQUENCY OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH MIGRAINE
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Abstract
Objectives: To determine the frequency of anxiety and depression in patients presenting with migraine.
Material and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Psychiatry Outpatient Department of Khyber
Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from 1st February to 31st July 2009. One hundred patients with migraine presenting to
Psychiatry outpatient department of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar were included in the study. They were
diagnosed according to International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition and then assessed for anxiety
and depression using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Results: Out of one hundred patients with migraine, 64 (64%) had comorbid anxiety or depression. Eighteen (18%) of
them had anxiety only, 27 (27%) had depression only. Sixty-six (66%) were females, mean age was 30.23 years. Most
of them were uneducated (57%) and unemployed (67%).
Conclusions: Anxiety and depression are more prevalent in patients presenting with migraine. All these illnesses are
found more common in females. Married females are affected more than unmarried girls.
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