Illness perception in people with primary and secondary chronic headache in the general population

Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Lundqvist, Christofer; Russell, Michael Bjørn

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.12.001

Illness perception in people with primary and secondary chronic headache in the general population

BACKGROUND Chronic headache (headache ≥15 days/month) is a leading cause of disability. Illness perception, beliefs and cognitive models are likely central for patient understanding of their chronic pain condition and are associated with treatment outcome. However, these factors are insufficientl…