Self-help group and medication overuse headache: Preliminary data

Elisa Sancisi; Marialuisa Rausa; Stefano Zanigni; Sabina Cevoli; Andrea Norcini Pala; Marianna Nicodemo; Daniela Grimaldi; Pasquale Montagna; Pietro Cortelli; Giulia Pierangeli

doi:10.1007/s10072-009-0131-x

Self-help group and medication overuse headache: Preliminary data

Elisa Sancisi, Marialuisa Rausa, Stefano Zanigni, Sabina Cevoli, Andrea Norcini Pala, Marianna Nicodemo, Daniela Grimaldi, Pasquale Montagna, Pietro Cortelli, Giulia Pierangeli

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-463
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurological Sciences
Volume	30
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-009-0131-x
Publication status	Published - Dec 2009

Keywords

Behavioural treatment
Chronic pain
Coping
Medication overuse headache
Self-help group

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Dermatology
Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Self-help group and medication overuse headache : Preliminary data. / Sancisi, Elisa; Rausa, Marialuisa; Zanigni, Stefano; Cevoli, Sabina; Pala, Andrea Norcini; Nicodemo, Marianna; Grimaldi, Daniela; Montagna, Pasquale; Cortelli, Pietro ; Pierangeli, Giulia.

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