Behavioral Treatment for Headache and Migraines

Name: Behavioral Treatment for Headache and Migraines
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Learn about the principal types of headaches, their symptoms, and their causes with this free online course.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Identify the prevalence, symptoms and causes of four types of ‘primary’ and five types of ‘secondary’ headaches
Apply a biopsychosocial model to identify three critical factors that influence headache pain
State the two purposes of clinical interviews of patients with headaches
Explain the psychoeducational component of behavioral medicine treatment
Discuss the identification and management of headache triggers
List the foods typically implicated as headache triggers
Explain evidence-based biobehavioral treatments of migraine
Discuss a psychological assessment specific to patients with headache drawing from at least 10 headache-specific and 6 a
Apply cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation strategies, and biofeedback into the care of headache patients
Recognize at least three models of medical interventions and the drugs commonly used within them
Identify the symptoms of a migraine
Distinguish between cognitive behavioral therapy from relaxation training and mindfulness-based approach

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