Health care professionals may not clearly understand the many ways stress can affect the body, and so, patients with migraines and other problems that seem to be triggered by stress would be wise to discuss their thoughts with their physician, and perhaps seek alternative forms of therapy that treat the stress, and well as the result. In conclusion, it seems clear from these and many other studies that stress can be a major cause of mild to severe migraine headaches. Many physicians treat their patients not only for the pain, but to help them reduce stress from their daily lives to reduce the occurrence of these debilitating headaches. Stress can have a strong negative effect on the body, as these studies indicate. Managing stress may not simply be a quality of life...

For many, managing stress can also be the key to a more healthy, pain-free life.
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Degges-White, Suzanne, et al. "Examining Counseling Needs of Headache Patients: An Exploratory Study of Wellness and Perceived Stress." Journal of Mental Health Counseling 25.4 (2003): 271+.

Henrich, Gerhard. "Personality Traits and Stress Sensitivity in Migraine Patients." Behavioral Medicine; 3/22/2003.

Lowlis, G. Frank. "7 Biofeedback." Mosby's Complementary Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2001. 196-224.