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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-a-cluster-headache-1719553&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;cluster headache&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; attack is a severely painful and debilitating headache that is one-sided and occurs around the eye or temple. These suicide headaches are more common in men\u00A0but are still quite rare.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;With the intense pain that people with cluster headache endure, it&amp;amp;#39;s not surprising that many of them also suffer from &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/depression-and-anxiety-2584202&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;depression and anxiety&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. There is some research to support this linkage \u2014 let&amp;amp;#39;s take a look.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Studies Linking Depression and Anxiety to Cluster Headaches&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In one &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term&amp;amp;#61;Jorge&amp;amp;#43;R%2C&amp;amp;#43;Leston&amp;amp;#43;J%2C&amp;amp;#43;Arndt&amp;amp;#43;S%2C&amp;amp;#43;Robinson&amp;amp;#43;R.&amp;amp;#43;Cluster&amp;amp;#43;headaches%3A&amp;amp;#43;Association&amp;amp;#43;with&amp;amp;#43;anxiety&amp;amp;#43;disorders&amp;amp;#43;and&amp;amp;#43;memory&amp;amp;#43;deficits.&amp;amp;#43;Neurology.&amp;amp;#43;1999%3B53%3A543-547.&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;study&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Neurology&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;, of 21 patients with episodic cluster headaches, 23.8% had an anxiety disorder \u2013 9.5 percent &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-a-panic-disorder-2795468&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;with panic disorder&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and 14 percent &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/generalized-anxiety-disorder-symptoms-and-treatments-2795568&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;with generalized anxiety disorder&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In another &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term&amp;amp;#61;Marchesi&amp;amp;#43;C%2C&amp;amp;#43;De&amp;amp;#43;Ferri&amp;amp;#43;A%2C&amp;amp;#43;Petrolini&amp;amp;#43;N%2C&amp;amp;#43;et&amp;amp;#43;al.&amp;amp;#43;Prevalence&amp;amp;#43;of&amp;amp;#43;migraine&amp;amp;#43;and&amp;amp;#43;muscle&amp;amp;#43;tension&amp;amp;#43;headache&amp;amp;#43;in&amp;amp;#43;depressive&amp;amp;#43;disorders.&amp;amp;#43;J&amp;amp;#43;Affect&amp;amp;#43;Disord.&amp;amp;#43;1989%3B16%3A33-36.&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;study &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;in the &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Journal of Affective Disorders&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;, of 160 patients with depression, 1 percent also suffered from cluster headaches \u2014 this is higher than the number of individuals with cluster headaches in the general adult population \u2013 which is approximately 0.4 percent.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A much larger number of patients was examined in a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23212294&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;study&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cephalalgia&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; \u2014 over 600 patients with cluster headaches from the Taiwan National Health Insurance database. Results revealed an increased risk for depression in patients with cluster headache, similar to that of &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/migraine-myths-1719555&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;migraine&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Depression and anxiety were also linked to chronic cluster headaches (CCH) and may be higher compared to those with episodic cluster headache. In a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term&amp;amp;#61;Donnet&amp;amp;#43;A%2C&amp;amp;#43;Lanteri-Minet&amp;amp;#43;M%2C&amp;amp;#43;Guegan-Massardier&amp;amp;#43;E%2C&amp;amp;#43;Mick&amp;amp;#43;G%2C&amp;amp;#43;Fabre&amp;amp;#43;N&amp;amp;#43;et&amp;amp;#43;al.&amp;amp;#43;Chronic&amp;amp;#43;cluster&amp;amp;#43;headache%3A&amp;amp;#43;A&amp;amp;#43;French&amp;amp;#43;clinical&amp;amp;#43;descriptive&amp;amp;#43;study.&amp;amp;#43;J&amp;amp;#43;Neurol&amp;amp;#43;Neurosurg&amp;amp;#43;Psychiatry.&amp;amp;#43;2007%3B78%3A1354-1358.&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;study&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in the &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, &amp;amp;amp; Psychiatry&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; of 107 patients with CCH, 75 percent were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and 43 percent with depression.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Disputing Study Linking Depression and Anxiety to Cluster Headaches&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;That all being said, a 2012 pilot study in &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Headache&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; of 49 patients with cluster headaches \u2013 both episodic and chronic \u2013 revealed &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;lower rates of depression &amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;and anxiety. &amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;Why the discrepancy? The authors suggest that it could be the tools used to assess depression and anxiety. In this &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Headache&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; study, the scales used assessed for symptoms within the last 2 weeks, whereas other studies \u2013 as mentioned above \u2013 recorded for much longer periods of time.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Interestingly, the above study in &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Headache&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; did find that if someone with a cluster headache were to suffer from depression, they were &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;also likely to have anxiety and vice versa&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. In addition, those who were depressed or anxious were &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;more likely&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; to have nausea and other prodromal symptoms during cluster attacks.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;What Does This All Mean for Me if I Have Cluster Headaches?&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you suffer from &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-a-cluster-headache-1719553&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;cluster headaches&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and are experiencing symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, please speak with your doctor. Right now we don&amp;amp;#39;t understand the precise association between psychiatric disease and cluster headaches. Future studies will hopefully help elucidate this. Regardless, please know that you are not alone. Do not suffer in silence. Be proactive and take charge of your health.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Sources:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Cluster Headache (n.d.). Retrieved Feb 3rd 2015, from http://www.americanheadachesociety.org/assets/1/7/NAP_for_Web_-_Cluster___Other_Short-Lasting_Headaches.pdf.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Donnet A, et al. Chronic cluster headache: A French clinical descriptive study. &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. 2007;78:1354-1358.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Jorge R, Leston J, Arndt S, &amp;amp;amp; Robinson R. Cluster headaches: Association with anxiety disorders and memory deficits. &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Neurology&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. 1999;53:543-547.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Jurgens TP, et al. Impairment in episodic and chronic cluster headache. &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cephalalgia&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. 2011;31:671-682.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Liang JF, et al.\u00A0Cluster headache is associated with an increased risk of depression: a nationwide population-based cohort study. &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cephalalgia&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. 2013 Feb;33(3):182-9.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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