Does mental illness qualify someone to receive Social Security Disability benefits?
If you have a mental illness that interferes with your daily life and prohibits you from working, there is help available. You can qualify for the same Social Security Disability benefits as someone with a physical disability.
However, oftentimes it can be more difficult to get disability benefits for mental disabilities. One of the biggest reasons for this is that mental illnesses are notoriously difficult to diagnose, measure, and objectively assess. Further,...