According to the US government the term mental disabiltiy is used for people who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness (psychosis) for social security disability or supplement. Your condescending attitutude shows your ineptitude in working with people who need help and compasssion.
http://www.mentaldisabilitypsychologists.net/index.htm
. In fact, a mental disorder might trigger physical conditions. Depression tops all. Anxiety and worry come next. These combinations, both physical and mental, often make many more people eligible for federal benefits through SSDI and SSI, as two governmental entitlement programs.
Children might qualify for cash payments all of their own: ADHD, bad behavior, learning disabilities, etc.
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Obtain a copy of Unmasking The Mystery Of Mental Illness For Social Security — a “tutor-in-a-book”— and none like it anywhere in the U.S. A former consultative psychologist. Reports. Medical evidence. Proof. Do’s and don’ts! Find out all and succeed the first time instead of face rejection.
A licensed expert, Dr. Napoleon N. Vaughn—a clinician, as well as a psychotherapist and an educator, evaluated adults and children for one of the 54 nationwide Social Security Disability Determination Services (DDS) and wrote reports as medical evidence regarding individuals who applied for benefits because of mental disability. This led to his founding Mental Disability Psychologists, now a national service of experienced and credentialed psychologists.
Failure of Social Security to give enough regard to the sufferers of mental disability in its stubby handbook or online version demands Dr. Vaughn’s tome keep the federal agency’s feet to the fire. He wants all disabled people to have a right for real information in pursuit of what the U.S. government, through our law makers, promises in the Act. To be removed, also, is the stigma of shame attached to mental illness for 44.3 million in America—victims of life’s foibles to stand up without guilt. In the wings await 76 million baby boomers.
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Another document written by a US attorney who uses the term interchangeably
"SOCIAL SECURITY:
HOW TO PROVE YOU ARE DISABLED
WHEN YOU HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS
By Martha A. Churchill
Some individuals with mental illness are not aware of their own behaviors and symptoms. The person realizes he or she cannot work, but does not understand exactly why. This makes it difficult for someone with a mental illness to obtain benefits.
It's hard for you to prove you are disabled when you don't even realize what your behaviors are, and how you affect others.
That’s why it is so important for friends, family, and former employers to write letters and reports about you. They notice the things you do or say that don’t fit in at the employment scene. Statements from the people who know you best are important to your Social Security claim. Observations from your family can carry a lot of weight and make a big difference for the success of your claim.
Your doctor is a key person when you are trying to prove your disability to the Social Security Administration. A doctor’s report carries more weight if your doctor knows you well, and has been treating you for a long time.
A psychiatrist or psychologist is the best type of doctor to write a report about your disability. A family practitioner is okay, but a specialist is better. Your psychologist, social worker, or psychiatrist should be helping you with your Social Security claim by writing a suitable letter explaining your symptoms and behaviors, in detail.
http://www.marthachurchill.com/ssmibasic.htm