Migraine and personality：a controlled study of 86 cases by means of the MMPI / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand and explore the personality characteristic of patients with migraine .To prevent and solve the health problems and provide scientific basis .Methods 100 patients with migraineurs were examined by self -edited question-naier and the Chinese version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory .86 effective questionnaiers which made up by 30 males and 56 females(aged from 18 to 65 ,46 years in average) were collected and analyzed .The subjects were grouped according to the gender ,and compared with the Chinese normal .Results In the male patients ,the measured scales of L ,HS ,D ,Hy ,Pd ,Pt and Ma appeared significantly higher than those in the normal males (P<0 .05) ,while in the female ,the measured scales of F ,Hs ,D , Hy ,Pa ,Pt and Ma appeared significantly higher than those in the normal females (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Patients with migraine have some changes in personality .Male patients and female patients were different .Eealy screening and intervention in the treatment of personality will help to improve the treatment of migraine effect .