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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 12(4) pp. 553-566, 1987
© 1987 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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A School-Based Treatment of Chronic Headaches in Adolescents

Bo Larsson, Lennart Melin1,, Majleen Lamminen and Fivi Ullstedt

Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Uppsala Sweden, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Uppsala Sweden

2All correspondence should be sent to Lennart Melin Department of Clinical Psychology, Box 1225, University of Uppsaia, S-751 42 Uppsala, Sweden

In a controlled group outcome study the efficacy of a self-help relaxation approach was compared with problem discussion and self-monitoring conditions. The subjects, 36 high school students, 16–18 years of age, suffering from tension and combined tension and migraine headaches, were treated during a 5-week period in their regular school settings. The results suggest that the self-help relaxation treatment improved all dimensions of the students' headache activity. The self-help relaxation training seems to be a promising, low-cost procedure in the treatment of chronic headaches in adolescents, worth considering in terms of practical utility and the minimal professinal assistance required.

Key words: headache; adolescent; school.


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