Young teens with chronic headaches are more likely to have psychiatric disorders, according to a survey of 8,000 teenagers in Taiwan.

Teens whose headaches lasted two hours and occurred more than 15 days a month were more likely to suffer from depression, panic disorders and suicide attempts.

"Teens with chronic daily headache should be screened for psychiatric disorders so they can get the treatment and help they need," according to author Dr. Shuu-Jiun Wang of the Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine in Taipei, Taiwan.

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