Several studies have suggested a link between migraines and attempted suicide . However, the association of attempted and completed suicide across various headache disorders remains unexplored. To address this gap, a study has examined this association in a cohort of 119,486 individuals diagnosed with headaches and 597,430 matched controls without a headache diagnosis. The study found that individuals with headaches had a higher 15-year absolute risk for attempted suicide (0.78% vs.
0.33%) and completed suicide (0.21% vs. 0.15%) compared to those in the control group. Similarly, hazard ratios for attempted suicide (2.04) and completed suicide (1.40) were significantly higher among individuals with headaches. These findings were consistent across various headache disorders, including migraines, tension-type headaches, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs), and posttraumatic headache…
