HEADACHE AND COMORBIDITIES IN CHILDHOOD & ADOLESCENCE

Describes the role of psychological and medical factors in the development of headache Provides up-to-date information on psychiatric, psychological, and medical disorders linked to headache Explains how to select the most effective headache treatment strategy to take account of comorbidities Clarifies the impact of comorbidities on the frequency and outcome of primary headaches This book aims to provide clinicians and other practitioners and professionals with up-to-date information on how to evaluate and manage headaches in children and adolescents, highlighting the most recent recommendations. Unlike in other books on the subject, detailed attention is devoted to the various comorbidities commonly associated with headache, including psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities and medical conditions such as epilepsy, vascular disorders, brain tumors, atopic disease, and obesity.