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AUDIO: CBT better for comorbid depression, anxiety in migraine


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE AAN 2014 ANNUAL MEETING

PHILADELPHIA – Which comes first, the migraine or the anxiety and depression? At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Deborah Friedman, professor of neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, suggests that patients can use cognitive-behavioral therapy rather than medication to best address the migraine-related anxiety and depression, possibly improving their ability to cope with their migraine by allowing them better insight into its impact.

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