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The Use of Assertive Training and Psychodynamic Insight in the Treatment of Migraine Headache

A Case Study

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The Interface Between the Psychodynamic and Behavioral Therapies

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This paper reports a single case study in an A/B/C experimental design, in the successful treatment of a woman who suffered from severe migraine headaches.

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  1. Peter Lambley Ph.D.
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  1. University of Southern California School of Medicine Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, USA

    Judd Marmor M.D. (Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry Supervising and Training Analyst (Emeritus) Past President, American Psychiatric Association) & Sherwyn M. Woods M.D, Ph.D (Professor in Psychiatry Supervising and Training Analyst Past President, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training) (Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry Supervising and Training Analyst (Emeritus) Past President, American Psychiatric Association) &  (Professor in Psychiatry Supervising and Training Analyst Past President, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training)

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Lambley, P. (1980). The Use of Assertive Training and Psychodynamic Insight in the Treatment of Migraine Headache. In: Marmor, J., Woods, S.M. (eds) The Interface Between the Psychodynamic and Behavioral Therapies. Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3000-4_22

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