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In present study, an attempt has been made to estimate the overall effect of migraine on the personality of the subjects and difference in personality traits of migraine and non-migraine patients. The present study was conducted on a sample of 116 migraine patients (of age group 20-60 yrs.). All subjects were residents of Meerut city. Results of high scoring traits show that the following traits like brightness, assertive, venturesome and apprehensive are significantly different among normal male and migraine male subjects.

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comparative study personality traits migraine patients

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Rawat, R. T. (2021). A comparative study of personality traits ‘Form A’ in normal and migraine patients of Meerut City (U.P.), India. Environment Conservation Journal, 22(1&2), 173–176. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2021.221224

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