SSD for Mental Health Disorders

When you have anxiety, bipolar, depression or other mental health disorders, you need to show the Social Security Administration (SSA) that you’ve been experiencing symptoms that make it impossible for you to work.

Some common symptoms of these disorders include:

• Mood disturbances
• Panic attacks
• A struggle to focus on tasks
• Difficulty interacting with others
• Loss of interest in activities
• Distressed behavior
• Sleep disturbance
• Muscle tension
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Restless or frenzied behavior
• Trouble understanding, remembering or applying information
• Trouble adapting to change
• Difficulty managing yourself

These are just a few of the symptoms you could put in your disability application.

Along with telling the SSA what symptoms you’re experiencing, you’ll need to offer backup proof, including:

• Records from mental health care professionals who have treated you
• Testimony from family, friends or others about how your mental health condition affects your daily activities
• Details on medications you’re taking
• Reports of how well your treatment is working

If you aren’t sure whether you’ll qualify for benefits, get in touch with us today for a FREE claim evaluation.

When you’re filing a claim or appealing a denial for Social Security Disability, you’re facing a large, complicated government agency and its thousands of rules.

You can improve your chances of being awarded benefits if you have an experienced advocate by your side, someone who’s been through this process thousands of times.

At Mathis & Mathis, we will:

• Help you collect all the proof you need
• Assist you in filling out all the forms
• Make sure your claim meets important deadlines
• Keep you informed of updates on your case
• Appeal your decision if you’re denied the first time
• Stay by your side in a hearing with a disability judge

Mental health problems can make you feel alone. It can feel like nobody is able to help.

But you need to know, you’re not on your own in this, and you can find help.

Mathis & Mathis can help you get disability benefits. And disability benefits can help you reclaim your life.

Because applying for Social Security Disability benefits can be complicated, you likely have many questions about the process. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.