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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.

Depression and S.A.D.

Fight the Winter Blues: Don't Be Sad: Your Guide to Conquering Seasonal Affective Disorder
Celeste A. Peters
Script Publishing Inc., 1994.

The Light Book
Jane Wegscheider Hyman
Ballantine Books, New York, 1990.

Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder: What it is and how to overcome it
Dr. Norman Rosenthal
Guilford Press, New York, 1993.

Winter Depression
Angela Smyth
Unwin Paperbacks, London, 1990.

The Healthy Heart Walking Book, A Complete Program for a Lifetime of Fitness
The American Heart Association, Macmillan, 1995.
The American Heart Association discusses everything from warming up exercises to staying motivated to choosing the proper shoes as well as the benefits of walking.

Stretching
Bob Anderson
Shelter Publishers, 1992.
An excellent resource that includes shoulder and neck stretches.

Mind-Body Medicine: How To Use Your Mind For Better Health
Edited by Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
Consumer Reports Books, 1993.
Can provide a more thorough and technical insight into the mind-body connection.

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.

Freedom From Headaches
Joel R. Saper, MD, and Kenneth Magee, MD
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1981.
Outlines various headache types, including migraine and tension, and demystifies sinus headaches. Takes the reader through a diagnostic evaluation by a headache specialist, and includes separate chapters on the relation between headaches and food and on psychogenic headaches.

Headache and Diet: Tyramine-Free Recipes
Seymour Diamond, M.D., Amy Diamond Vye and Diane Francis
Available through the National Headache Foundation (NHF) at (800) 843-2256.
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.

Relief From Chronic Headache
Antonia van der Meer
Dell Publishing, New York, 1990.
Concise guide to headache types, diagnosis, and treatment, with chapters on nondrug treatments and the influence of the emotions on headaches. Part of The Dell Medical Library series.

Taking Control of Your Headaches
Paul Duckro, Ph.D., William Richardson, M.D., and Janet Marshall, R.N.|
The Gilford 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.

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related diseases and Coping
Robert M. Sapolsky
W.H. Freeman and Company, 1994.
This book provides an interesting look at the interconnections between emotional and physical well-being. It examines the physical toll our emotions can have on us and discusses effective ways to moderate how our bodies react to stress.

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Avon, 1982.
A child rearing book on teaching parenting skills to help deal with family stress.

The Complete Book of Massage
Clare Maxwell-Hudson
Random House, New York, 1988.
Massage techniques.

Unwinding: Super Massage For Stress Control
Gordon Indeles
Weidenfeld and Nicholson, New York, 1988.
Massage techniques.

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.

Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
Viking, 1992.
This book is a survival guide for anyone who wants to achieve financial independence. It was written by two people who gave up successful, stressful careers and have lived for over 20 years on investment income of about $6,000 each.

What Are You Worth?
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and William J. Grace Jr.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989.
Written by a psychiatrist and a stockbroker, this is a unique look at money and finances that combines psychological analysis with fiscal planning.

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.

Stress and Relaxation

The Anxiety Disease
David Sheehan, M.D.

The Joy of Stress
Peter G. Hanson, M.D.
Andrews, McMeel & Parker
Using practical advice and humor, this book shows how handling stress properly can help you achieve greater health, productivity and happiness.

Kicking Your Holiday Stress Habits: Tips for Avoiding Seasonal Stress and Enjoying Holiday Treasures
Donald A. Tubesing, Ph.D. and Nancy Loving Tubesing, Ed.D
Whole Person Press
A guide to managing holiday stress and offers tips that will help make your holidays a time to enjoy and reflect on the past year.

Kicking Your Stress Habits: A Do-It Yourself Guide for Coping with Stress
Donald A. Tubesing, Ph.D.
Whole Person Press
An all-season approach to managing stress. This comprehensive guide helps readers learn the fundamental principles of stress management and wellness and apply those principles to work in their own lives. In easy-to-follow workshop form.

Stress and the Healthy Family
Dolores Curran
Harper, San Francisco, 1987
Not just for families experiencing family-related stress. This book discusses the most common stresses on families and how healthy families deal with them.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
Martha Davis, Ph.D.
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA
4th Revised Edition, 1995
Addresses breathing techniques, assertiveness, exercise, nutrition among other methods.

The Relaxation Response
Herbert Benson, MD
Avon Books, New York (1976 but still in print).
Teaches the value of relaxation techniques to relieve fatigue and anxiety as well as counteract stress and stress-related disorders.

Journals and Newsletters

Headache
Quarterly newsletter of the American Council for Headache Education,
875 Kings Highway, Suite 200, Woodbury, NJ 08096-3172.
Phone (609) 384-8760
Fax (609) 384-5811
Newsletter on topics in the headache field of interest to both patients and physicians.

Head Lines
Quarterly newsletter for headache sufferers published by the National Headache Foundation, 428 St. James Place, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60614-2750.
Phone (800) 843-2256 or (773) 388-6399.
Fax (773) 425-7357
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 Association for the Study of Headache, 875 King's Highway, Suite 200, Woodbury, NJ 08096-3172.
Phone (609) 845-1720
Fax (609) 384-5811
A monthly journal for physicians that presents the latest clinical research on headache and its treatment.

Cephalalgia
Official publication of the International Headache Society, published in the United States by the Scandinavian University Press, 875-84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Phone (800) 498-2877
International medical journal dedicated to the study of headache.

Headache Intervention
An independent publication for physicians, published with support from Bristol-Myers Products, 244 Madison Avenue, Box 399, New York, NY 10016.
Phone (800) 580-4455