Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 447-451 , October 2006

Accompanying symptoms and psychiatric comorbidity in migraine and tension-type headache patients

  • Franco Mongini

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Headache–Facial Pain, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Headache and Facial Pain Unit, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, 14 Corso Dogliotti, Turin I-10126, Italy. Tel.: +39 11 6334041; fax: +39 11 6636489.
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  • Eugenia Rota

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Headache–Facial Pain, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Andrea Deregibus

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Headache–Facial Pain, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Luca Ferrero

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Headache–Facial Pain, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Migliaretti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Franco Cavallo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Tullia Mongini

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Headache–Facial Pain, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
    • ,
  • Andrea Novello

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Headache–Facial Pain, Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Received 11 July 2005 ,Accepted 21 March 2006.

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PII: S0022-3999(06)00132-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.03.005

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 447-451 , October 2006

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