Data from University of Navarra Broaden Understanding of Anxiety Disorders (Impact of monthly headache days on anxiety, depression and disability in migraine patients: results from the Spanish Atlas)

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2021 MAY 05 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily-Investigators publish new report on anxiety disorders. According to news originating from the University of Navarra by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Identifying highly disabled patients or at high risk of psychiatric comorbidity is crucial for migraine management." Funders for this research include Novartis Spain. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from University of Navarra: "The burden of migraine increases with headache frequency, but the number of headache days (HDs) per month after which disability becomes severe or the risk of anxiety and depression is higher has not been established. Here, we estimate the number of HDs per month after which migraine is associated with higher risk of anxiety and depression, severe disability and lower quality of life. We analysed 468 migraine patients (mean age 36.8 ± 10.7; 90.2% female), of whom 38.5% had 15 HDs per month. Our results show a positive linear correlation between the number of HDs per month and the risk of anxiety (r = 0.273; p <0.001), depression (r = 0.337; p <0.001) and severe disability (r = 0.519; p <0.001). The risk of anxiety is higher in patients having 3HDs per month, and those with 19HDs per month are at risk of depression. Moreover, patients suffering lOHDs per month have very severe disability."