Children who are emotionally abused are more likely to experience migraines as they mature says a study. The study showed that the link between migraine and abuse was stronger for emotional abuse than for physical or sexual abuse. Emotional abuse showed the strongest link to increased risk of migraine said lead study author Gretchen Tietjen from University of Toledo in Ohio. The researchers investigated data from 14484 people aged 24 to 32. Nearly 14 percent reported that they had been diagnosed with migraines. Among those who experienced abuse 55 percent were more likely to experience migraine than those who were