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Headache Journal- What Will it Take to Move the Needle for Headache Disorders?

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An excerpt from Headache Journal, What Will it Take to Move the Needle for Headache Disorders?, written by Robert E. Shapiro, MD, PhD.


What Will it Take to Move the Needle for Headache Disorders? An Advocacy Perspective

Dr Robert E. Shapiro, MD, PhD, shares his perspective on how stigma and discrimination toward people living with migraine affects their lives, including their careers.

“Employees with disabling migraine often face an ethical quandary: lose your job due to too many absences (absenteeism), or hide migraine and work less productively (presenteeism). This is a Hobson’s choice; that is, it is not a choice at all.”


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