SSD – Social Security Disability Benefits For Mental Conditions

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common, yet complex, mental health diagnosis that many people are familiar with. It usually develops when someone experiences a traumatic event (abuse, combat, a violent attack), often leading to ongoing re-experiencing of...

Most people across the country experience some type of anxiety regularly. However, anxiety can become a major issue when it affects how a person functions on a day-to-day basis. Anyone who has an anxiety disorder knows how difficult it can be just to get through the...

Many types of injuries or illness can create partial or full, temporary or permanent disability. If you’ve been in an accident or contracted a chronic illness, you might be unable to work. You, of course, must still have a way to make ends meet, which is where...

In recent years, significant progress has been made for mental health awareness across the United States. When a person suffers from a mental health condition, it can affect his or her ability to function or perform basic daily tasks. A common mental health condition...

There has been a significant increase of mental health illness, in Minnesota and throughout the country, in recent years. If you are one of many people who suffer from a mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, your symptoms...

In a perfect world, everyone would be healthy and face no setbacks or difficulties. Yet, this is anything but a perfect world. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 61 million adults in the United States suffer from...

If you feel like your memory isn’t what it once was, you aren’t alone. But does is disable you? Memory loss can be related to both physical and mental health conditions, such as stroke or brain injury or sleep apnea, chronic depression and anxiety, or even prior...

Medical experts play a very specific role in Social Security disability hearings. They are neutral medical professionals who review the applicant’s medical records prior to the hearing. The purpose of a medical expert’s testimony at a Social Security disability...

The awareness of mental illness is continuing to increase across the country, as it should. Millions of people in the United States suffer from some type of mental illness. Many of these individuals suffer from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder or other ailments...

You’ve struggled for years with pain, mental exhaustion, doctor appointments, medications, and now the grueling Social Security disability process. But despite it all, your “person”, the peanut butter to your jelly, your bridge over troubled waters…. has been there...

Thousands of people across the country suffer from depression. Depression that comes with emotionally painful situations, such as the death of a loved one, may be short-lived. However, when depression becomes severe with daily symptoms that last for two weeks or...

To begin, to be eligible for Social Security Disability benefits the Social Security Administration requires at least a formal diagnosis of potentially disabling condition and that diagnosed condition will disable you for at least 12 months or more. A formal diagnosis...

Many people experience anxiety in one form or another on a nearly day-to-day basis and also know of ways to cope with stress and anxiety. However, for those who have anxiety disorders, feelings of fear and worry are not temporary and often get worse over time. Anxiety...

Many people wonder if mental health conditions alone can be disabling according to Social Security rules. The answer? YES. Mental health conditions are most certainly disabling in some circumstances! Whether you suffer from Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized...

Although much is still being learned about mental health conditions, it seems more and more people are being affected by depression across the United States. In its simplest form, persistent depression is basically a mental disorder marked by a depressed or low mood....