Amnesia robs a person of their identity and their memories. This condition may leave an individual with short-term memory losses in some instances. Other people who have amnesia may struggle to remember who they are. Memory loss generally doesn’t affect a person’s intelligence level or ability to perform basic tasks because performance and motor skills take…
Disabled individuals suffering from a disability related to a mental health condition may be able to receive Social Security disability (SSD) benefits to help with their expenses and needs. Because Social Security disability benefits are important for many disabled individuals and their families, disabled individuals suffering from a mental illness should be familiar with…
The terminology “mental retardation” isn’t used as often in the United States now as it once was. The terms that are more commonly utilized to refer to these types of individuals include “developmentally disabled” and “intellectually impaired”. Persons with certain types of mental disabilities may qualify to receive Social Security Disability (SSD). An individual…
Memory orders can take on many different forms. There are Alzheimer’s disease, hydrocephalus, dementia vascular cognitive and mild cognitive impairments. Each of them may affect a patient distinctly. Many rob an individual of their ability to remember things, others deprive someone of a way to reason and make decisions and then some leave victims…
If there’s such a thing as a minor mental health disorder then schizophrenia is not one of them. This condition is included in publications such as the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Listing of Impairments largely because it’s a chronic and serious mental disorder. Individuals who suffer from schizophrenia often appear to others as if…