Individuals who have anxiety know that this is an often debilitating condition. It’s likely impossible for a person who’s in the midst of an anxiety attack to be able to perform their job duties in an appropriate manner. They may even be unable to handle even the most...
Social Security Disability Benefits For Mental Conditions
How do depressive symptoms vary by diagnosis?
Many individuals who generally find themselves sad or unhappy may ultimately find themselves diagnosed with depression. What you may not realize is that this isn't a singular condition. There are instead varieties of it, each with their unique signs and symptoms. What...
Common mental illnesses can prove more disabling for some people
Mental health conditions are difficult to deal with but also largely invisible. Even people with the most debilitating conditions likely won't have symptoms all the time. Additionally, some people with the same diagnosis have a far worse affliction than others. The...
When do mental disorders manifest?
In some cases, people are born with mental disorders and conditions that they will have for their entire lives. This could just be due to genetics or, in cases like cerebral palsy, due to mistakes made during birth. In many cases, though, these disorders manifest or...
Don’t let mental health issues prevent you from applying for SSDI
Mental health disorders, just like physical conditions, cause a broad range of different symptoms in different people. Some of the more common and frequently observed symptoms that people struggle with when they have mental health concerns include difficulties with...
Watching a loved one suffer from cognitive impairments is hard
Patients with physical impairments often hold on to a glimmer of hope that treatment or new advancements in medicine will emerge that will allow doctors to reverse the signs and symptoms associated with their conditions. The prospects may be much dimmer for...
What kinds of mental health issues qualify someone for SSDI?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) serves as a critical safety net for those dealing with an injury or an illness. People contribute to this program over the course of their working lives. When a condition is so severe that it prevents someone from working a...
Mental disorders and SSDI benefits
Many people in Oklahoma suffer from emotional and mental conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. In many cases, the disorder becomes so intense that it interferes with a person’s ability to work....
Disability benefits may be available for people with amnesia
Amnesia robs a person of their identity and their memories. This condition may leave an individual with short-term memory losses in some instances. Other people who have amnesia may struggle to remember who they are. Memory loss generally doesn't affect a person's...
Can I get Social Security disability for mental illness?
Disabled individuals suffering from a disability related to a mental health condition may be able to receive Social Security disability (SSD) benefits to help with their expenses and needs. Because Social Security disability benefits are important for many disabled...