附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- HOW THIS BOOK CAN HELP YOU -- WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP YOURSELF? -- IN SUMMARY -- CHAPTER ONE What Is a Headache? -- WHAT IS PAIN? -- WHY DOES YOUR HEAD ACHE? -- MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS OF HEADACHES -- WHO GETS RECURRENT HEADACHES? -- THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CHRONIC HEADACHES -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES -- MORE RECENTLY -- IN SUMMARY -- CHAPTER TWO Common Myths and Facts About Chronic Headaches -- MYTH OR FACT -- JUST THE FACTS, PLEASE! -- IN SUMMARY -- CHAPTER THREE Headache Triggers -- ENVIRONMENTAL HEADACHE TRIGGERS -- BRIGHT OR FLICKERING LIGHTS OR GLARE -- HIGH ALTITUDE -- WEATHER CHANGES -- AIR POLLUTION -- ALLERGIC REACTIONS -- OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS -- DIETARY HEADACHE TRIGGERS -- CHOCOLATE -- MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE -- AMINES -- NITRITES AND NITRATES -- SULFITES -- ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS -- NUTS -- GAMMA-AMINOBUTRYIC ACID -- SALT -- ICE CREAM -- CAFFEINE -- FRUITS -- NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES THAT CAN TRIGGER HEADACHERS -- VITAMIN/MINERAL DEFICIENCY -- HYPOGLYCEMIA -- LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT CAN TRIGGER HEADACHES -- STRESS AND OTHER EMOTIONAL FACTORS -- DISRUPTED SLEEP PATTERN -- SOCIAL HABITS THAT CAN TRIGGER HEADACHES -- SMOKING AND SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE -- ALCOHOL -- MEDICATIONS AND RECREATIONAL DRUGS THAT CAN TRIGGER HEADACHES -- PAINKILLERS -- DIET PILLS -- HORMONAL CHANGES -- DECONGESTANTS -- CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS -- RECREATIONAL DRUGS -- JENNIFER'S STORY -- MICHAEL'S STORY -- IN SUMMARY -- CHAPTER FOUR Tension-Type Headaches -- WHAT CAUSES TENSION-TYPE HEADACHES? -- WHO GETS TENSION-TYPE HEADACHES? -- HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE TENSION-TYPE HEADACHES? -- DIAGNOSING TENSION-TYPE HEADACHES -- HOW TO TREAT AND PREVENT TENSION-TYPE HEADACHES -- JUAN'S STORY -- IN SUMMARY -- CHAPTER FIVE Migraine Headaches -- WHAT CAUSES MIGRAINE HEADACHES? -- COMMON TYPES OF MIGRAINE -- TYPES OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES -- MIGRAINE WITH AURA -- MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA -- UNCO
