Headache is robustly linked to a higher risk for attempted and completed suicide, even after controlling for comorbid psychiatric disorders, a new study showed.
Headache, including migraine, tension-type, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia , and posttraumatic stress headache are significantly associated with both attempted and completed suicide, results of a large study suggested.
First, the relationship between headache and psychiatric comorbidities may be complex and bidirectional, with psychiatric symptoms potentially exacerbating headache severity and frequency, the investigators noted. However, the investigators pointed out that data from the United States Cluster Headache Survey revealed that over 55% of respondents experienced suicidal thoughts and 2% had attempted suicide.
Information on attempted suicide came from the DNPR and the Danish Psychiatric Central Register, which contains information on psychiatric emergency department contacts, psychiatric hospitalizations, and outpatient visits. Data on completed suicides came from the Danish Register of Causes of Death. It was followed by TAC, which was associated with more than double the risk for completed suicide . Even tension-type headache, a milder headache disorder, carried a significantly increased risk for attempted suicide .
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