Increased prevalence of sensing types in men with cluster headaches

To ascertain whether the percentage of men who suffer with cluster headache s and are classified as sensing types according to Jung's theory of psychol ogical types was comparable to the percentage (74%) of Sensing types that w as found by Gallagher, et al. among women who experience migraine headaches , the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) was administered to 25 male cluster-he adache patients. There were 19 (76%) male Sensing types, and this was compa rable to the percentage of Sensing types for migrainous women. The results are discussed as supporting previous contentions that Sensing types may be prone to developing psychosomatic symptoms related to stress.