Demographic characteristics of the persons participating in the study implementing the PARADISE data collection protocol.

§ Data collection centers: dementia and schizophrenia, Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii in Warsaw, Poland; epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson´s disease and stroke, Instituto Nazionale Neurologico “Carlo Besta” in Milan, Italy; substance dependency, Järvanpää Addiction Hospital, Haarajoki, Finland and depression, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa in Madrid, Spain.* HDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; CRS: Clinical Rating of Severity; MIDAS: Migraine Disability Assessment; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; Hoehn & Yahr: Hoehn & Yahr Score; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; CGI: Clinical Global Impression (CGI); MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; ADS: Alcohol Dependence Scale.** In substance dependency, 44 persons had alcohol dependence as their main diagnosis. The data reported here refer to the 34 of those from whom the ADS data were available. Mean is not reported because of the low N. For all other substance dependency conditions, the intention was to collect data with the ‘Severity of Dependence Scale’. There were, however, a larger number missing data and the results are, therefore, not reported.*** SCQ Score: Self-reported Comorbidities Questionnaire. The summary score is derived by adding the up to three points obtained from each reported health conditions: one point for its presence, one if treatment is received, and one if it causes decrements in functioningDemographic characteristics of the persons participating in the study implementing the PARADISE data collection protocol.