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Headache is one of the most common pathological conditions affecting mankind.
More than 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, recurrent headaches, which are not limited by race, culture, lifestyle, occupation, or geography. In addition to loss of productivity, billions of dollars are
spent on various forms of treatment and habituation to medications, and secondary problems with life partners, the home setting, and the workplace are significant. Frequent headaches interfere with ability to
function adequately and enjoy life.
The chronic headache sufferer is not understood adequately. Beliefs about headaches and attitudes toward the headache sufferer bring about
feelings of a personal weakness within or fear of secondary gain, such as sympathy and avoidance of responsibility in the patient. These attitudes need to be understood and changed, so that the headache sufferer may
receive the help and relief he or she needs and deserves
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