The migraine have more tendency to become depressed

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This Association was discovered within the framework of an investigation carried out by the University of Calgary ( Canada) and published in the Journal Headache. ″Nuestro study shows that migraine is associated with subsequent development of depressive disorders. Environmental factors like childhood trauma and stress can influence the generation of this relationship bidireccional″, say the authors.

According to the World Health Organization (who), between 6% to 8% of men and 15% to 18% of women develop migraines, and about 121 million people suffer from depression.

Geeta Modgill psychiatrist examined the relationship between migraines and depression studied 15.254 people whose health analyzed for 12 years. Throughout that time, 12% of them went through periods of migraines and 15 per cent developed depression.

Modgill noted that the volunteers with migraine showed a 60% increased risk of suffering from symptoms of depression. In addition, men and women with depression had 40% more migraines.

The expert believes that certain factors that occur in childhood, such as stress, could leave their mark on the brain, making it more prone to developing both depression and migraines.

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