Headache
Todd Smitherman · Timothy T. Houle · Robert A Nicholson · Donald B Penzien · Jeanetta C Rains
Jan 2015 · Hogrefe Publishing GmbH
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This book describes the conceptualization, assessment, and evidence-based behavioral treatment of migraine and tension-type headache – two of the world's most common medical conditions, and also frequent, highly disabling comorbidities among psychiatric patients. Headache disorders at their core are neurobiological phenomena, but numerous behavioral factors play an integral role in their onset and maintenance – and many providers are unfamiliar with how to work effectively with these patients to ensure optimal outcomes. This book, the first major work on behavioral treatment of headache in over 20 years, provides much-needed help: An overview of relevant psychological factors and the behavioral conceptualization of headache is followed by a step-by-step, manual-type guide to implementing behavioral interventions within clinical practice settings. Mental health practitioners and trainees and other healthcare professionals who want to improve their headache patients' outcomes by supplementing routine medical treatment with empirically supported behavioral strategies will find this book invaluable.
About the author
Todd A. Smitherman, PhD, FAHS, is Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Behavioral Medicine in theDepartment of Psychology at the University of Mississippi and has published extensively on psychiatric comorbiditiesand other behavioral issues in headache disorders. Dr. Smitherman serves as Associate Editor for the journalHeadache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, is a Fellow of the American Headache Society and Chair of its BehavioralIssues Section.
Donald B. Penzien, PhD, FAHS, is widely recognized for his expertise and contributions in headache research methodologiesand development of cost-efficient behavioral interventions for headache (i.e., limited therapist-contacttherapies). He presently serves as Professor of Anesthesiology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. He is a Fellow of the American Headache Society and the Society of Behavioral Medicine and is AssociateEditor for Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.
Timothy T. Houle; PhD, is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurology at Wake Forest School of Medicinein Winston-Salem, NC. He has published numerous articles and book chapters addressing chronic pain and thetriggers of headache. He is a Statistical Consultant for the journal Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain andStatistical Editor for the journal Anesthesiology.
Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, FAHS, is Director of Research for Mercy Health System and Director of Behavioral Medicineat Mercy Health Research and Mercy Clinic Headache Center, St. Louis, MO. His research and clinical focus is on useof maximally effective patient communication strategies for prevention and management of migraine.
Jeanetta C. Rains, PhD, FAHS, is Clinical Director of the Center for Sleep Evaluation at Elliot Hospital in Manchester,NH. She is Fellow of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and theAmerican Headache Society. She is a leading authority in the field of headache and sleep medicine, having workedin this area since 1991. She is Associate Editor for Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.
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