SynthesisNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2020
Personality profile and depression in migraine: a meta-analysis.
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- Personality in Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Pain research & management · 2023Pooled it
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- Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Maladaptive Personality Traits in Chronic Pain Conditions: A Network Analysis Perspective.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- 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
- Real-world application of Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (STPP) as chronic migraine preventive therapy: Profiling responders and predictive factors.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Observational
- Role of Psychological Factors in Migraine.Cureus · 2024Review
- 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
- Association among general health, personality traits, and headache severity in patients with migraine.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2024Article
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- How personality influences health outcomes and quality of life in adult patients with cystic fibrosis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Network Analysis Reveals That Headache-Related, Psychological and Psycho-Physical Outcomes Represent Different Aspects in Women with Migraine.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Applying a biopsychosocial model to migraine: rationale and clinical implications.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Review
- Emotional Problems in Pediatric Headache Patients.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
- Clinical features of migraine with onset prior to or during start of combined hormonal contraception: a prospective cohort study.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2022Article
- Migraine: A Review on Its History, Global Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Comorbidities.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- Clinical Reasoning Behind Non-Pharmacological Interventions for the Management of Headaches: A Narrative Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Jealousy in women with migraine: a cross-sectional case-control study.The journal of headache and pain · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the clinical importance of psychological factors in migraine, the relationship between personality traits, depression, and migraine has been poorly investigated.
objectiveTo delineate the personality profile distinctive for migraineurs and to explore the relationship between personality traits and depression in migraineurs compared to non-migraineurs.
methodsA systematic literature search was performed up to March 2019 using PsycInfo (PROQUEST), PubMed and Scopus. Sixteen primary studies met inclusion and exclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis.
resultsThe meta-analysis on the personality defined according to Psychobiological model revealed high Harm Avoidance (Hedges'g = 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.01-0.60), Persistence (Hedges'g = 0.37; 95% CI = 0.01to - 0.72) and low self-directedness (Hedges'g = - 0.33; 95% CI = -0.57 to - 0.09) in migraineurs. The meta-analysis on the personality defined according to Three Factor Model revealed high neuroticism (Hedges'g = 0.47; 95% CI = 0.32-0.63) and low extraversion (Hedges'g = - 0.08; 95% CI = - 0.14 to - 0.03) in migraineurs. Meta-regression analysis revealed that neuroticism moderated the relationship between depression and migraine.
conclusionThe findings evidenced that migraine is characterized by specific personality traits. Among them, neuroticism influenced the severity of depression in migraineurs, and, therefore, an early evaluation of the personality traits could allow identifying patients susceptible to develop migraine-associated psychopathological symptoms.
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