Dementia & Neuropsychologia ()

The participation of Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs) in the perception of pain in patients with migraine: A psychological profile

  • Ketlin Helenise dos Santos Ribas,
  • Valdenilson Ribeiro Ribas,
  • Silano Souto Mendes Barros,
  • Valéria Ribeiro Ribas,
  • Maria da Glória Nogueira Filizola,
  • Renata de Melo Guerra Ribas,
  • Paulo César da Silva,
  • Carlos Augusto Cardoso Kucera,
  • Hugo André de Lima Martins

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-57642018dn12-010010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 68 – 74

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ABSTRACT Young's early maladaptive schemas questionnaire (YSQ-S3) is used to understand psychological aspects. Objective: EMSs were evaluated in patients with migraine. Methods: Sixty-five subjects were evaluated using the YSQ-S3 under standard conditions in a room with air conditioning at 22 ± 2°C. The subjects were stratified by morbidity (migraine), gender (male/female) and age (18-29 / 30-39 / 40-55). Controls (without migraine), n = 27 and patients (with migraine), n = 38, men (n = 19) and women (n = 46); participants aged 18-29 years, n = 34, aged 30-39 years, n = 14 and aged 40-55 years, n = 17. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test, with p-values <0.05. Results were expressed as percentages in contingency tables. Results: There was a significant association between migraine and female gender (84.21%; p-value <0.05, Table 1), between hypervigilance and inhibition, and unrelenting standards (56.52%; p-value <0.0.014, Table 2) and female gender with migraine. Moreover, there was a significant association between hypervigilance and inhibition, and unrelenting standards (73.68%; p-value <0.0001) and self-punishment (84.21%; p-value <0.0001) in patients with migraine of both genders (Table 3). Conclusion: The individuals with migraine had a psychological profile of being overly demanding with themselves and others and self-punishing, where this was more frequent in women.

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