Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)
- Volume 4 Issue 1
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- Pages.85-90
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- 1996
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- 1225-6471(pISSN)
Experience of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Patients with Chronic Headache
만성두통 환자에 대한 인지행동치료경험
- Koh, Kyung-Bong (Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
- 고경봉 (연세대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
- Published : 1996.06.15
Abstract
Cognitive-behavioral approach to two cases with chronic headache was presented. Cognitive-behavioral interventions focus on indirectly altering symptom-related physiological activity by changing the way patients cope with headache-eliciting stressors. This treatment focuses directly on the patients' cognitive and behavioral changes. Cognitive-behavioral treatment can be divided into three phases Education, self-monitoring, and problem-solving or coping-skills training. Literature reviews on the follow-up evaluation of therapeutic effectiveness revealed that cognitive-behavioral treatment is effective in the management of chronic headache.