Mohammad Idrees, Imran Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Robina Sarwar.
Frequency of anxiety and depression in patients with migraine.
J Med Sci Jan ;18(4):172-4.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of anxiety and depression in patients presenting with migraine. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Psychiatry Outpatient Department of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from 1st February to 31st July 2009. One hundred patients with migraine presenting to Psychiatry outpatient department of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar were included in the study. They were diagnosed according to International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition and then assessed for anxiety and depression using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: Out of one hundred patients with migraine, 64 (64%) had comorbid anxiety or depression. Eighteen (18%) of them had anxiety only, 27 (27%) had depression only. Sixty-six (66%) were females, mean age was 30.23 years. Most of them were uneducated (57%) and unemployed (67%). Conclusions: Anxiety and depression are more prevalent in patients presenting with migraine. All these illnesses are found more common in females. Married females are affected more than unmarried girls.

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