My Head Hurts! Migraines, Misery, and Mental Health-A Case for Diagnosing and Treating Co-Morbid Headache Disorders-View Recording

Video Transcription

Video Summary

This meeting focused on headaches, particularly migraines, and their relation to psychiatry. Dr. Dennis Senko, Dr. Mia Menon, and Dr. Melinda Thiem were the speakers. Dr. Menon presented insights into headache research at NYU, highlighting headache classifications and treatment options. She emphasized the importance of understanding migraine's impact on mental health, noting the high prevalence of headaches like migraines and tension types and their complex differential diagnoses. Effective management includes a combination of medications, behavioral therapies like CBT, supplements, and emerging devices. Dr. Senko discussed stigma surrounding migraines and their psychiatric comorbidities like anxiety and depression. He stressed that migraines are not merely psychiatric conditions but have significant, real impacts on life. Dr. Thiem's focus was on military veterans and the prevalence of headaches among them, addressing the challenges they face in accessing appropriate headache care. She emphasized the importance of psychiatrists understanding headaches due to the high incidence of mental health comorbidities, such as PTSD, in veterans. The session aimed to encourage psychiatrists to integrate headache management into psychiatric practice and improve patient outcomes by recognizing and treating migraines comprehensively. Attendees were provided with resources and encouraged to engage further with ongoing developments in migraine treatment and research.

Keywords

headaches

migraines

psychiatry

mental health

treatment options

migraine impact

psychiatric comorbidities

behavioral therapies

stigma

military veterans

PTSD

headache management

patient outcomes