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Psychiatric comorbidity in adolescents with chronic daily headache—a call for increased vigilance

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boxed-textWang SJ et al. (2007) Psychiatric comorbidity and suicide risk in adolescents with chronic daily headache. Neurology 68: 1468–1473

Practitioners who see children with frequent headaches should explore for evidence of depression and suicidal thoughts

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