Regardless, the study does verify that neither Migraine nor other headache disorders are "just headaches" to be dismissed lightly with advice such as "Take a couple of Tylenol, and get over it."

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Resources:

¹ Breslau, Naomi, PhD; Schultz, Lonni, PhD; Lipton, Richard, MD; Peterson, Edward, PhD; Welch, K.M.A., MB, ChB, FRCP. "Migraine Headaches and Suicide Attempt." Headache. Early View. First Published online March 9, 2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02117.x

 

² Norton, Amy. "Severe headaches tied to suicide attempts: study." Reuters. March 22, 2012.

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Last updated April 3, 2012.