SynthesisPain research & management2023
Personality in Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
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- Psychosocial factors as predictors of headache chronification: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.Headache · 2026Pooled it
- Hypochondriasis, somatic amplification, and pain beliefs in patients with medication overuse headache.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2026Article
- An exploration of possible future non-pharmacological multidisciplinary treatments to potentiate withdrawal strategy and recovery from medication overuse headache (MOH): a narrative review.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Review
- Personality Traits and Perceived Food Allergy: A Pilot Exploratory Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Beyond the Pain: A Critical Examination of the Psychopathological and Neuropsychological Dimensions of Primary Headaches in Pediatric Populations.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Personality Profiles in Cluster Headache Patients: A Comparative Analysis with Migraine Patients Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Stressful Life Events and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Look at My Body: It Tells of Suffering-Understanding Psychiatric Pathology in Patients Who Suffer from Headaches, Restrictive Eating Disorders, or Non-Suicidal Self-Injuries (NSSIs).Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Intestinal Microbiota's Impact on Migraine with Psychopathologies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Theory of mind in chronic migraine with medication overuse assessed with the MASC.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Peripheral Endocannabinoid Components and Lipid Plasma Levels in Patients with Resistant Migraine and Co-Morbid Personality and Psychological Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Perceived Health Benefits in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients with Long-Term Postoperative Headache: Insights from Personality Traits and Pain Coping-A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Chronic headache (CH) is a condition that includes different subtypes of headaches and that can impair different life domains. Personality traits can play a relevant role both in the development and in coping with this medical condition. The first aim of the present study is to realize a systematic review of the personality traits associated with CH compared to healthy controls; the second objective is to carry out a quantitative meta-analysis with the studies using the same instrument to assess personality traits. Method: The literature search encompassed articles published from 1988 until December 2022 on the major databases in the field of health and social sciences: PubMed, Scopus, PsychInfo, and Web of Science. Results: Thirteen studies were included in the systematic review, but only three studies were deeply explored in a meta-analysis since the only ones used a common instrument for personality assessment (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). According to the meta-analysis, different subtypes of CH patients scored higher than healthy controls on Hypochondriasis and Hysteria Scales. The systematic review showed higher levels of depressive and anxious personality dimensions and pain catastrophizing in CH compared to healthy controls. Moreover, frequent-chronic forms and medication-overuse headache were the most symptomatic and frail categories showing higher levels of dysfunctional personality traits and psychopathological symptoms. Conclusions: These results seem to confirm a "neurotic profile" in patients suffering from CH. The identification of the main personality traits involved in the onset and maintenance of headache disorders represents an important objective for developing psychological interventions.
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