Migraine reflected in contributions to psychodynamic research. A review of the literature

: Psychosomatic contributions of the migraine are presented to overcome a static--caracterological approach pointing out the suitableness of the psychoanalytical method and mode of thinking. Migraine can be more extensively understood as a psychodynamic process. In consideration of the psychodynamics of migraine patients a shift from the structural model of conflict to the object-relation-theory became apparent. Narcissistic aspects are emphasized.