OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between chronic @entity2701 (CTTH) and psychological factors (personality traits and @entity458 ) in a population-based sample and to determine the influence of @entity10 frequency and medication days. METHODS: An age- and sex-stratified random sample of 30,000 @entity1 aged 30-44 years from the general population received a mailed questionnaire. Those with a self-reported @entity2794 were interviewed by neurological residents. The questionnaire response rate was 71%, and the rate of participation in the interview was 74%. The International Classification of @entity2794 was used. Personality traits were assessed by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), @entity663 and lie scale, and level of @entity458 , by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). For comparison, cross-sectional data from the Danish and the Norwegian general population using the same instruments were used. RESULTS: @entity1 with CTTH had a significantly higher @entity663 score and a significantly higher level of @entity458 than the general population. @entity10 - or medication days per month had no significant influence on the @entity663 - and lie scores or the HSCL-25 score. CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with CTTH have a high level of @entity663 and @entity458 . This can be either a primary or a secondary effect related to the premorbid psyche or caused by the @entity1118 and is a question that future studies should address.

Personality traits and @entity458 in @entity1 with chronic XXXX . The Akershus study of @entity2794 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Persons', 'persons'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological distress'] @entity2794 :: ('MESH:D020773', 'Disease') :: ['Headache Disorders', 'chronic headache'] @entity663 :: ('MESH:C564323', 'Disease') :: ['neuroticism'] @entity2701 :: ('MESH:D018781', 'Disease') :: ['tension-type headache'] @entity10 :: ('MESH:D006261', 'Disease') :: ['headache', 'Headache'] @entity1118 :: ('MESH:D059350', 'Disease') :: ['chronic pain']
@entity2701 :: (MESH:D018781,Disease) :: ['tension-type headache']
