TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between adolescent chronic daily headache and childhood adversity
T2 - A community-based study
AU - Juang, K. D.
AU - Wang, S. J.
AU - Fuh, J. L.
AU - Lu, S. R.
AU - Chen, Y. S.
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - The relationship of chronic daily headache (CDH) and childhood adversity is still controversial. We therefore conducted a survey for CDH (≥15 days/month, average ≥2 h/day) among all students in three public schools in Taiwan. The Global Family Environment Scale (GFES), which yields a score according to childhood adverse events in the family, was used to compare childhood adversity between cases of CDH and their age- and sex-matched controls. In total, 4645 students were surveyed and 58 with CDH were identified. Significantly lower GFES scores, indicative of worse childhood adversities, were evident in the CDH group (76.7 ± 19.2), compared with the control group (86.0 ± 8.9, P = 0.001). Physical abuse (10% vs. 0, P = 0.012) and parental divorce (17% vs. 3%, odds ratio = 5.8, P = 0.015) were more frequent in the CDH group. The results indicate that childhood adversitys may contribute to greater risk of the development of CDH in young adolescents.
AB - The relationship of chronic daily headache (CDH) and childhood adversity is still controversial. We therefore conducted a survey for CDH (≥15 days/month, average ≥2 h/day) among all students in three public schools in Taiwan. The Global Family Environment Scale (GFES), which yields a score according to childhood adverse events in the family, was used to compare childhood adversity between cases of CDH and their age- and sex-matched controls. In total, 4645 students were surveyed and 58 with CDH were identified. Significantly lower GFES scores, indicative of worse childhood adversities, were evident in the CDH group (76.7 ± 19.2), compared with the control group (86.0 ± 8.9, P = 0.001). Physical abuse (10% vs. 0, P = 0.012) and parental divorce (17% vs. 3%, odds ratio = 5.8, P = 0.015) were more frequent in the CDH group. The results indicate that childhood adversitys may contribute to greater risk of the development of CDH in young adolescents.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adolescent psychology
KW - Child development
KW - Chronic daily headache
KW - Risk factor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0345742566&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00643.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00643.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14687014
AN - SCOPUS:0345742566
SN - 0333-1024
VL - 24
SP - 54
EP - 59
JO - Cephalalgia
JF - Cephalalgia
IS - 1
ER -