Bipolar disorders rank as one of the most disabling illnesses in working age adults worldwide.
Severe migraine attacks are ranked as among the most disabling illnesses, comparable to quadriplegia, dementia and active psychosis.[1].
Behavioural problems can manifest before obvious motor symptoms and are frequently the most disabling part of the illness.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most disabling of all psychiatric illnesses.
Migraine is one of the most disabling headache disorders and the seventh most disabling disease worldwide [1].
10 Dyspnoea is the most common complaint and most disabling symptom in patients with COPD.
On the World Health Organization's ranking of causes of disability, headache disorders are among the ten most disabling conditions for the two genders, and among the five most disabling conditions for women.
MDD is considered the most disabling disorder worldwide measured in years lived with disability [ 1].
Depression is the most disabling disorder worldwide measured in years lived with disability [ 1].
Due to its negative impact, on the World Health Organization's ranking of causes of disability, headache disorders are brought into the 10 most disabling conditions for the two genders, and into the five most disabling for women [9].
