Books, Journals, Newsletters
Books
The following books are intended for people who suffer from headaches or know someone who does. They discuss the causes of different types of headaches, including migraine, tension-type, and cluster headaches, and provide important information on treatment. Books are organized in the following categories:
Headaches
Conquering Headache
Alan M. Rapoport, MD, and Fred Sheftell, MD
Empowering Press, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1995.
Outlines headache types, causes, and treatments, along with interesting material on the history of headache. Illustrated.
Headache and Diet: Tyramine-Free Recipes
Seymour Diamond, M.D.; Diane Francis; and Amy Diamond Vye
International Universities Press, Inc.
This book is available through the National Headache Foundation and contains food recipes that will help you avoid headache triggers.
The Headache Book
Seymour Solomon, MD, and Steven Fraccaro
Consumer Reports Books, Yonkers, New York, 1991.
Explains the symptoms and causes of migraine, tension, cluster, and other headaches, with detailed information on prescription and nonprescription medications and relaxation techniques. Includes separate chapters on headaches in children and what to expect from your physician.
Headache Help
Lawrence Robbins, MD, and Susan S. Lang
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1995.
Provides detailed information on over-the-counter and prescription medications, self-help strategies, and special approaches for women. Specific case histories provide a useful guide to headache types and symptoms.
Headache Relief for Women
Alan M. Rapoport, MD, and Fred Sheftell, MD
Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1995.
Includes information of specific interest to women. Discusses migraine and other headaches, in relation to pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, and other specific headache triggers. Advice on diet, nutrition, stress relief, and headache medications.
The Hormone Headache
Seymour Diamond, MD, Bill Still, Cynthia Still,
Macmillan, New York, 1995.
Presents information on the hormone-headache link, with a full discussion of migraine and tension headaches, as well as other headaches associated with menstruation and PMS.
Taking Control of Your Headaches
Paul Duckro, Ph.D., William Richardson, M.D., and Janet Marshall, R.N.|
The Guilford Press.
A user-friendly guide that emphasizes the importance of a multi-modal approach to headache treatment, including traditional medical treatment, physical therapy, and psychological management.
Who Needs Headaches?
Cass Igram, DO
Literary Visions Publishing, Hiawatha, Iowa, 1991.
Covers the link between headaches, allergies, and nutrition, with information on nondrug therapies.
Migraines
Do Something About That Migraine
K. M. Hay, M.B.E., M.D.
Published by Award Books, New York
How to Find Relief From Migraine
Rosemary Dudley & Wade Owland
Published by Collins in Canada; Beauford Books, U.S.A.
Living with Migraine
Marcia Wilkinson
Published by Heinemann Health Books, London
Migraine
Oliver W. Sacks
University of California Press, Los Angeles, 1992.
Popular study of migraine from a neurologist whose other books include Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
Migraine: The Complete Guide
The American Council on Headache Education, Dell, New York, 1994.
A guide to the diagnosis and treatment of migraine from ACHE, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about headache.
Migraine, the Facts
F. Clifford Rose and M. Gawel
Published by Oxford University Press
Migraine & Other Headaches
William B. Young, M.D.
Demos Medical Publishing
Migraines: Everything You Need To Know About Their Cause And Cure
Arthur Elkind, M.D.
Published by Avon Books
Overcoming Migraine
Betsy Wyckoff
Published by Station Hill Press, Inc.
10 Simple Solutions to Migraines: Recognize Triggers, Control Symptoms, and Reclaim Your Life
Dawn Marcus, M.D.
New Harbinger Publications
100 Questions & Answers About Migraine
Katherine A. Henry, M.D., and Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D.
Published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Sleeplessness
No More Sleepless Nights
Peter Hauri Ph.D. and Shirley Linde Ph.D.
John Wiley and Sons.
This book outlines a practical self-help program to help you diagnose and treat your sleeplessness problem.
Journals and Newsletters
Head Lines
Quarterly newsletter for headache sufferers published by the National Headache Foundation
820 N. Orleans, Suite 217, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (888) NHF-5552 or (312) 274-2650
E-mail: info@headaches.org
Internet: http://www.headaches.org
Provides a good introduction to headache problems, as well as articles on more specialized topics in the headache field.
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Official publication of The American Headache Society
19 Mantua Road, Mount Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: (856) 423-0043
Fax: (856) 423-0082
Internet: http://www.headachejournal.org
A monthly journal for physicians that presents the latest clinical research on headache and its treatment.
Cephalalgia
Official publication of the International Headache Society
Cephalalgia Editorial Office
Headache Group
Institute of Neurology
Queen Square
London WC1N3BG UK
Phone: +44 (0) 020 7829 8749
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 714 591
E-mail: cephalalgia@ion.ucl.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.i-h-s.org
International medical journal dedicated to the study of headache.
