Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Headache
DEFINITION
- A headache can be broadly defined as pain located anywhere in the region of the head or neck.
- It is important to differentiate between:
- Primary headaches, which include tension, migraine, and cluster types
- Secondary headaches, which occur in the setting of underlying disease
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Last updated: August 17, 2025
Citation
Gary, Joseph, et al. "Headache." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787031/3/Headache.
Gary J, Ardeshna R, Rosenberg J. Headache. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787031/3/Headache. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Gary, J., Ardeshna, R., & Rosenberg, J. (2025). Headache. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787031/3/Headache
Gary J, Ardeshna R, Rosenberg J. Headache [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787031/3/Headache.
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