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How severe are your child's headache(s)?

Headaches is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of two conditions: Depression and Anxiety.

For kids diagnosed with Depression, Headaches is one of three symptoms related to Depressed Responses according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Depressed Responses among kids with Depression are:

  1. Frequent crying
  2. Loss or lack of appetite
  3. Unwillingness to go out

For kids diagnosed with Anxiety, Headaches is one of three symptoms related to Physical Responses according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Physical Responses among kids with Anxiety are:

  1. Nail biting
  2. Stomach ache(s) or pain
  3. Vomiting

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Headaches

When parents mention Headaches they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
HeadachesOften387 mentions
FeverOften35 mentions
CoughingSometimes25 mentions
VomitingSometimes20 mentions
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargySometimes18 mentions
SneezingSometimes18 mentions
Runny noseSometimes14 mentions
DizzinessSometimes11 mentions
TirednessSometimes11 mentions
NauseaSometimes10 mentions

Characteristics of Headaches

How common is Headaches?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 28.18% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Headaches.

Percentage of kids with Headaches by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 543 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Headaches “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

2%

26 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

5%

53 mentions
Weekly

11%

119 mentions
Monthly

16%

168 mentions
Annually

11%

115 mentions
A Few / Several Times

18%

185 mentions
Once

3%

27 mentions
Never

34%

361 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

5%

29 mentions
Severe

6%

31 mentions
Moderate

17%

93 mentions
Mild

30%

165 mentions
Not at All

41%

225 mentions

Discussion of Headaches

What was your approach to Headaches? What were the results?

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