Generalized anxiety disorders, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders, posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) makeup this category of impairments.Persons with generalized anxiety disorders are unable to handle jobs involving stress or dealing with the public. The type of stress that could trigger an anxiety attack varies from job [...]

The Social Security Administration very rarely pays claims based solely on mental retardation.  The Government has specifically stated that in order to find someone disabled solely based on mental retardation, it must be shown that this person was retarded before the age of 22. So [...]

Bipolar disorder is a psychotic illness that can cause drastic changes in a person's mood.  A person suffering from bipolar disorder at times may be confused and disordered in their thinking.  This is disorder is not classified as depression. Bipolar disorder involves manic symptoms, but [...]

A very depressed person may have problems leaving their home, being with other people,  having normal friendly relationships or even having business relationships.  With severe depression, it is difficult to concentrate.   Sometimes depression can lead to suicide.  For Social Security Disability purposes, there are [...]

Schizophrenia is considered by many to be one of the most serious of any mental impairment.  Psychotic symptoms usually begin between the ages of 17 and 30 in men and between the ages of 20 and 40 in women.   The average case will have [...]

There are two types of organic brain syndromes.  The first kind is caused by trauma such as in an accident where there was a head injury (i.e., motorcycle accident).  The second kind of organic brain syndrome is called progressive dementia, with the most commonly occurring [...]