Rizzo Amelia, Muscatello Maria Rosaria Anna, Autunno Massimo, Borgese Cinzia, Pandolfo Gianluca, Zoccali Rocco Antonio, Bruno Antonio
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali, Università di Messina.
Centro di Riferimento Regionale per la Diagnosi e Terapia delle Cefalee, AOU Policlinico G. Martino, Messina.
Recenti Prog Med. 2018 Jul-Aug;109(7):393-397. doi: 10.1701/2955.29709.
Several studies highlighted the presence of anxiety, depression and anger in headache patients, however the results are not always consistent. The aim of this work was to explore the link between the different components of anger, the level of depression, trait and state anxiety, and the diagnostic parameters such as frequency and duration of the headache attacks.
Eighty patients referred to the Headache center of Messina University Hospital G. Martino, aged between 16 and 70 years (M=40.60; DS=14.64) were evaluated with the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-2), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
Findings showed a significant positive relation between anger expression-in and the duration of the attacks (r=.488; p<.021) and between the level of depression and the frequency of the attacks (r=.323; p<.045).
It is possible to suppose that targeted psychological and psychiatric treatments might directly affect on the symptomatology, improving the quality of life of patients.
多项研究强调了头痛患者中焦虑、抑郁和愤怒情绪的存在，然而结果并不总是一致的。这项研究的目的是探讨愤怒情绪的不同组成部分、抑郁程度、特质焦虑和状态焦虑与头痛发作频率和持续时间等诊断参数之间的联系。
对80名转诊至墨西拿大学医院G. Martino头痛中心的患者进行评估，年龄在16至70岁之间（M = 40.60；DS = 14.64），使用状态-特质愤怒表达量表（STAXI-2）、状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）和贝克抑郁量表（BDI）。
研究结果显示，愤怒向内表达与发作持续时间之间存在显著正相关（r = 0.488；p < 0.021），抑郁程度与发作频率之间存在显著正相关（r = 0.323；p < 0.045）。
可以推测，有针对性的心理和精神治疗可能会直接影响症状，提高患者的生活质量。
