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Results of cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with chronic migraine and insomnia

Kronik migren ve insomnia hastasında bilişsel davranışçı terapi uygulamasının sonuçları

Kübra Mehel Metin(Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0001-6478-5191
Levent İnan(Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0002-2441-0624
Pages
30–33
Publication Date
2026-02-28
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We wanted to present our case because we observed that the application of CBT for pain had positive effects on headache and sleep in our 45-year-old female patient with chronic insomnia and chronic migraine.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The relationship between sleep and migraine is complex and bidirectional.
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Key Findings & Data:Behavioral treatment of comorbid insomnia in individuals with chronic migraine has resulted in a significant reduction in headache frequency.
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Conclusion & Impact:We wanted to present our case because we observed that the application of CBT for pain had positive effects on headache and sleep in our 45-year-old female patient with chronic insomnia and chronic migraine.
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⚙️Variables:Kronik migren · Uykusuzluk · Bilişsel davranışçı terapi

Abstract

The relationship between sleep and migraine is complex and bidirectional. Migraine is particularly seen with insomnia and triggered by insomnia. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has the potential to be an effective treatment for improving sleep in people with chronic pain. Behavioral treatment of comorbid insomnia in individuals with chronic migraine has resulted in a significant reduction in headache frequency. We wanted to present our case because we observed that the application of CBT for pain had positive effects on headache and sleep in our 45-year-old female patient with chronic insomnia and chronic migraine.

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Uyku ve migren arasındaki ilişki karmaşık ve iki yönlüdür. Migren özellikle uykusuzlukla birlikte görülür ve uykusuzlukla tetiklenir. Bilişsel davranışçı terapi (BDT), kronik ağrısı olan kişilerde uykuyu iyileştirmede etkili bir tedavi olma potansiyeline sahiptir. Kronik migreni olan bireylerde eşlik eden uykusuzluğun davranışsal tedavisi, baş ağrısı sıklığında önemli bir azalma sağlamıştır. Kronik uykusuzluk ve kronik migreni olan 45 yaşındaki kadın hastamızda ağrı için BDT uygulamasının baş ağrısı ve uyku üzerinde olumlu etkileri olduğunu gözlemlediğimiz bu vakayı sunuyoruz.

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Metin, K. M., İnan, L. (2026). Results of cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with chronic migraine and insomnia. Ağrı Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1, 30–33. https://doi.org/10.61845/agrimedical.1699673

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