is severe depression qualified as a disability?

Answer 1

yes it sure does,it will keep you from holding down a job....The biggest problem you will have when getting on disability is giving up,they will turn you down,you challenge their decision and file the paper work that they give you to re challenge their decision.You may have to appeal several times but if you keep trying and keep going you will get your disability...They try to discourage you and try to make you quit trying but just keep on appealing and they will finally see you are not giving up and give it to you...

Answer 2

Severe depression is not automatically qualified or considered a disability, but definitely diables millions of people worldwide.
If you are referring to qualifying for Disablilty insurance, ssi, you need to contact the state you live in to find out the details on what is considered a disability.
From my personal experience, questions about how long you've been suffering from this episode of depression, how often you have these episodes, are you hopsitlized?, what things have been done, by you, to minimize the effects of the depression, ie. counseling, medication, stress reduction, support group etc.
In my state, I had to show that i had lost a specific # of jobs, in a specific time period, directly because of the depression's debilitating effects on me. Also considered may be things like physical illnesses, resources, ability to care for yourself; your "needs" in general.
I do know that most everyone who applies for disability, no matter what the problem, is denied the first time. Expect to be denied more than once.
My state requires physical proof of the depression as well. You may need years of medical records, a psychological evaluation and other diagnoses by professionals before you can even be considered. Check with your state. Best of luck to you.

Answer 3

In the United States The Social Service Administration does acknowledge Depression as a disability. Of course it must meet certain criteria to be determined disabling enough to keep a person from gainful employment. The Social Service web sites should have specific answers for your questions. I have found much helpful information there.

Answer 4

I have been diagnosed with bipolar and I try to work but I have this fear/s of my children dying all the time sometimes the thoughts are so bad I would leave a job or be on my way to my work and go back one day after I dropped my kids off at the sitters I imagined them getting eaten by a dog so yes it is a disability.

Answer 5

blukitsu is right. And she knows as well as I than there are very few depressions that cannot be treated with counseling and medications (for sure) that can enable you to function well at nearly any job. Millions of successful private and public depressed people have done wonders for themselves and the world. And those that get the proper treatment are the most comfortable doing it. It may take tofranil. It may take Lamictal. It may take electric shock treatment (don't avoid it if it comes to that) but you can get rid of most if not all of the depression.

Answer 6

yes, severe depression, although treatable with anti-depressants, is very debilatating, and affects everything you do. I am currently on long term disability, but that only lasts for 2 years and then i have to go back to work. my best advice is to see your doctor, get on the right medication, seek cognitive therapy, and stay off work to help yourself recover, i strongly suggest that you work to heal yourself, and everything after that should be secondary. Staying off work is not a cop out, people who don't suffer from depression just don't understand, take care of yourself first, and seek medical advice. Also, check with your current employer, they probably have resourses available, and seek out unemployement avenues, there are resourses for people like us, not working is acceptable, don't be hard on yourself if you can't work, you'll learn that working is not who you are, it's not part of your personality, discover yourself, otherwise, you can't be productive in society, take the time to heal.

Answer 7

i know what u mean, i am also depressed taking antis, but i cant work, i have just left my job coz of it, thankfully i live with my parents still. if u are on medication it can mean u do have to stop work. at time u will be totally lost and lose ur memory. i think it could be a disability depending what has made u depressed. talk to me online if you want, my addy for msn is [e-mail] good luck :)

Answer 8

Yes. There are many people receiving disability for mental illness. If you have a mental disease that affects how you react around people, then you can be disabled because if you work you are around people. I have a cousin who is socially retarded and she gets a check every month.

Answer 9

Sadly, yes however sever depression is a semi-new problem, it has been around for ages but has been overcome all of a sudden.. not we are to stupid to overcome it with every modern medicine and advancement, that they diden't have 20 years ago.

Its a cop-out

Answer 10

If a psychiatrist diagnoses someone who has symptoms of depression with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder, it is considered a disability.