Abstract
Aim and Objectives: To study the prevalence of psychiatric illness in patients with migraine. Methodology: The study was done in outpatient dept (OPD) in the Department of neurology. . Age group was between 15 years to 65 years. Data collected over period of six months. Diagnosis of migraine made by consultant neurologist. Semi-structured perform was designed s to collect data on Demographic and clinical profiles of patients. ICD 10 DCR criteria were used to diagnose psychiatric disorder. Appropriate statistical tools were used to analyze the available data. Results: We recruited 100 cases of migraine among them 38 patients were male and 62 were female. In seventy five cases we found co-morbid psychiatric illness. Commonest illness was Anxiety disorder (38%) followed by depressive disorders (26%). Conclusion: Migraine is having higher prevalence of psychiatric (mood and anxiety) disorder. To treat effectively migraine we need to treat underlying psychiatric disorder.
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