Does Bipolar Disorder qualify you for disability?!
Question: In some cases, it certainly does. It depends on the degree to which it is uncontrolled and impacts your ability to work. Many people with bipolar disorder quite successfully hold down jobs, whereas others are unable to do so. For those with bipolar disorder of such a severity that they are unable to hold a job, yes, the condition would qualify for SSDI/SSI.
Answers: In some cases, it certainly does. It depends on the degree to which it is uncontrolled and impacts your ability to work. Many people with bipolar disorder quite successfully hold down jobs, whereas others are unable to do so. For those with bipolar disorder of such a severity that they are unable to hold a job, yes, the condition would qualify for SSDI/SSI.
I do not believ it counts as a disability, i think it may count as a mental issue, not saying that in a bad way im just saying that is what i think it is catagorized under. So no parking in the disabled spots.
like as in money from the government? yes.
It depends on the severity of your disorder. Some people are Bipolar, and it is only mild depression. Others have more serious depression, and it can be debilitating.
Does it interfere with your ability to perform work?
I would contact an attorney. You may be eligible for SSDI, but you will want to get some help in your case.
You will need to have good medical records from your psychiatrist/psychologist, evidencing your condition and its severity.
It will also help your case if you can get a letter of recommendation from your doctor that you be awarded benefits.
Good luck.
Well I can only speak for my country (New Zealand) and yes we can get a disability allowance for bi-polar disorder.
If you want the disability then do something radical when you are next going manic and get sectioned under the mental health act.
That will probably earn me some thumbs down. But its a fact that if you are sectioned then they have to provide disability allowance, including housing accommodation etc...
Your second contributor is absolutely correct. Like anything else, it depends on the level of impairment one experiences. If someone's symptoms are so poorly controlled that they are nonfunctional or frequently psychotic, they would likely qualify for assistance. However I would say that this level of impairment, for people with Bipolar disorder, is not common. This is not to say that Bipolar disorder is not disruptive and disabling, just not frequently disabling to the point that an individual cannot hold down any type of job. Most of the patients that I know with disability for psychiatric illness have schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or mental retardation. Again, the diagnosis alone is not enough-its the degree to which you cannot reasonably function. This is true for the military and state organizations.
yeah, i think so.
Get a good attorney if you get denied the first time,don't get one of those freebees kind they work for the same outfit as the administrative law judge.Have your paperwork prepared that states you are bi-polar and also your latest tax returns if you were working,if not you'll get ssi.
It is not generally a 365 day a year problem... And if you look at a lot of the comedians, actors , etc. Many of them are Bi-polar. They work.
In my case, it did. After about a dozen hospitalizations, a suicide attempt (obviously accompanied by work interruptions) and a regressive quality of output, I was placed on permanent disability with the city job I held. It was necessary for my psychiatrist (via my health care plan) to vouch for the severity of my condition (with annual updates). I don't know the procedures for private sector qualification (the SSI fund), but today I'm paid 40% of my earnings until age 65 (tax free). It's lean to live on, but over the past 10 years, without the stress of daily employment, I've managed to avoid hospitalization. It was the right outcome for me.