To receive Social Security disability benefits, you need to show proof of more than just a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. You need to present evidence that your bipolar disorder is so severe that you are unable to work on a full time basis. Here are some tips to keep...
Social Security Disability Mental Health Conditions
Social Security Disability Mental Health Conditions
Social Security Disability Benefits for Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks
Anxiety Disorders Individuals can receive Social Security disability benefits if they can prove an inability to perform what SSA calls "substantial gainful employment." Being "disabled" usually provokes images of physical impairments, such as back injuries or heart...
Social Secuirity Disability- Listing of Impairments
Social Security's Listing of Impairments describes, for each major body system, impairments considered severe enough to prevent an individual from doing any gainful activity (or in the case of children under age 18 applying for SSI, severe enough to cause marked and...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part V- The Role That Mental Health Symptoms Play In Your Claim for Disability Benefits
This is the 5th article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. An application for benefits should be filed as soon as the person...
Qualifying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits: Part III- Improving Your Disability Application
This is the third article in a series designed to explain the Social Security and SSI disability application process and to provide helpful information to individuals applying for those benefits. To review briefly, Social Security and SSI disability benefits are...
Social Security and SSI Disability Podcast of The Disability and Injury Law Offices of David R. Machek
Listen to the "Social Security Disability Benefits" podcast by David R. Machek, Esq., Disability and Law Offices of David R. Machek: ...
Depression: An Invisible Disability
Symptoms commonly associated with the mood disorder known as depression include persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. Additionally, an individual with depression may be guilt-ridden and experience difficulty when attempting to concentrate, focus, remember...