Societal Impact of Headache

1 Introduction.- PART I HEADACHE and public health 2 The meaning of "headache" in the context of society (overview of headache disorders with societal impact).- 3 Headache-attributed burden (the qualitative components).- 4 Global surveys: WHO's Atlas of headache disorders and resources in the world.- 5 Global surveys: GBD 2010.- PART II METHODOLOGIES 6 Headache epidemiological studies (a summary of the principles and recommendations with focus on pitfalls).- 7 Quantifying headache-attributed burden (specific measures, such as symptom and disability burdens, including headache yesterday, interictal burden, cumulative burden, willingness to pay; generic measures such as quality of life; HARDSHIP).- 8 Headache, functional impact and environment (ICF). PART III CONSEQUENCES FOR SOCIETY 9 Epidemiology and burden of headache (published studies to 2007 + LTB studies).- 10 Cost (financial cost, including Eurolight).- PART IV SOCIETY'S RESPONSE 10 Political insouciance (the failure to recognize headache as a major cause of public ill-health and societal cost, including messages from WHO's Atlas of headache disorders and resources in the world).- 11 Responding with the support of WHO (the Global Campaign against Headache).- 12 Societal intervention: headache service organization and delivery.- 13 Societal intervention: headache service quality.- 14 Interventions (effectiveness and cost-effectiveness).- 15 The way forward.