Am J Psychiatry 1979; 136:1181-1183
Copyright © 1979 by American Psychiatric Association
A new method for treating "headaches"
D Sherwin
The author describes a 10-week study designed to gain some understanding of
how to treat patients who have suffered for a long time with headaches that
have not been alleviated by many attempts at treatment. Fourteen patients
whose chief complaint was this kind of headache were given varying amounts
of perphanazine and amitriptyline with the direct suggestion that these
drugs would be helpful. This treatment appeared successful for 10 of the 14
patients at 6-month and 3-year follow-up.
