Migraine is not a psychological problem—it's a neurological problem, explains Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, of the Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic. In this video, however, she discusses how stress can worsen migraine.
Absolutely, that's another factor, so I do want to emphasize that migraine is not a psychological problem, it's a neurological problem, just like epilepsy or Parkinson's, but it is worsened by stress, but so is Parkinson's, and there is a common misconception that these patients are neurotic and that they needed to just toughen up and that's not the case at all [MUSIC].
Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, is the associate director of Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic.
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