PERSONALITY FEATURES AND REACTIONS OF SUBJECTS WITH MIGRAINE
- 1 April 1937
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry
- Vol. 37 (4) , 895-921
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurpsyc.1937.02260160195019
Abstract
The psychobiologic aspects of the many-sided problem of migraine have until recently received little attention. Ulrich's1subjects with migraine reported attacks after an exciting play at the theater, after card playing, after dancing and (many housewives) after a "large washday." Also mentioned were sick headaches that came with riding on trains and sustained noises and on hot summer days. The first day at school and the arithmetic hour were exciting factors among the young subjects. Headache associated with an unattractive variety of work and relieved by giving up such work also was noted by Ulrich. Hilda Weber2noted that attacks resulted from emotion of a distressing nature or followed anything which wounded the vanity. She also inferred that in some patients migraine was associated with strong feelings of repressed guilt arising from hostile sentiments entertained toward persons with whom they were in close affective relations. Weber's patient showedKeywords
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