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Reclaiming Your Life From Headache | South Central MIRECC

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Reclaiming Your Life From Headache

This workbook is for Veterans living with tension-type headache, migraine or cluster headache. It provides information, tools and simple exercises to help Veterans live a full and meaningful life — even with pain. This workbook:

  • Teaches three common headache types and covers treatments, tools and options for care.
  • Aids Veterans in exploring what is helping and not helping their headaches while practicing ways to respond to pain.
  • Includes worksheets and exercises to help Veterans explore and understand their headaches.
  • Published 2025

This product is a best practice.

 

Developers

Adriana O. Senter, PhD, Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD, Joshua Hamer, PhD, Jennifer L. Bryan, PhD, Elizabeth K. Seng, PhD, Margaret Bauer, PhD, Toby J. Dresdner, MA, Annie K. Reeder, PhD, Krista N. Brooks-Horrar, MD.

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Use of these Materials and Finding VA Health Care

Please note that the health care information provided in these materials is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the role of a medical practitioner for advice on care and treatment. If you are looking for professional medical care, find your local VA healthcare center by using the VA Location Directory. This page may contain links that will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.

Last updated: November 12, 2025