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19768373

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of the study is to investigate the benefits of joining a self-help group for patients with medication overuse headache (MOH). A self-help group is a voluntary gathering of a small number of persons who share a common problem. Little is known about support groups for people with chronic non-malignant pain such as MOH. Eight patients with refractory MOH attended a self-help group twice a month. During the meetings, patients were asked to focus on their headache experiences. Our data showed an increase in resourcefulness in coping with pain and a reduction in cephalalgiophobia. All patients reported general benefits in sharing their headache-related problems. No differences were found for headache frequency or analgesic overuse. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a self-help group for patients with MOH. Joining a self-help group can help patients develop positive attitudes to managing pain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1590-3478
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
459-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Self-help group and medication overuse headache: preliminary data.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40123 Bologna, Italy. elisa.sancisi@unibo.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article