Complications

Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
short term
medium

Patients with cluster headache are at increased risk of depression. This should be monitored and treated. This usually improves with effective treatment of attacks. Rates of suicide ideation are reported to be high in the absence of effective treatment.[1]

Depression in adults

short term
medium

Patients with cluster headache are at increased risk of anxiety. This should be monitored and treated.

Generalised anxiety disorder

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