Is borderline personality disorder the cause of chronic headache?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52329/AvanMed.15

Keywords:

Borderline personality disorder, Headache, Migraine, Impulsivity, Emotional instability, Refractoriness

Abstract

Patients with chronic headache are challenging for the clinician and often refractory to pharmacological treatment. Personality disorders affect up to 10% of the population, and borderline personality disorder is the most prevalent. It is characterized by a high degree of impulsivity, emotional instability, interpersonal relationship problems, fragile self-esteem, and pain distortion, which may often be the cause but not a consequence of chronic Headache.

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Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

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Martins HA de L. Is borderline personality disorder the cause of chronic headache?. am [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];1(1):75-6. Available from: https://jornalavancosmedicina.com/index.php/am/article/view/24

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Vol. 1, N. 1 (2021)

Section

ARTIGO DE OPINIÃO

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Copyright (c) 2021 Hugo André de Lima Martins

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