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Neuropediatrics 2013; 44(01): 020-024
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333434
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Headache in Children: Update on Biobehavioral Treatments

Peter Kropp
1   Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medicine, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
,
Bianca Meyer
1   Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medicine, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
,
Mirjam Landgraf
2   Department of Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
,
Ruth Ruscheweyh
3   Department of Neurology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
,
Friedrich Ebinger
4   Department of Paediatrics, St Vincenz Hospital Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
5   Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
,
Andreas Straube
3   Department of Neurology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Abstract

Biobehavioral pain treatment consists of relaxation techniques, biofeedback treatment, operant pain treatment, pain coping, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and multimodal treatment. Especially in the treatment of pediatric headache, biobehavioral procedures have been found to be highly efficient and are widely accepted. They present similar effects as pharmaceutical treatments. In general, when standardized treatment programs are applied, the sessions are highly effective.

Keywords

pediatric headache - migraine - behavioral treatment - biofeedback - cognitive therapy
 

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