Can you be found eligible for Social Security Disability on the basis of depression alone? Often people think of disability as relating to physical problems. However, under the Social Security regulations you can be found for disabled if you are depressed to the extent you can no longer work on a full time basis. You need not have additional physical limitations.
Symptoms may include, but are not limited to, pervasive loss of interest in almost all activities, appetite disturbance with change in weight, sleep disturbance, psychomotor agitation, decreased energy, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, difficultly concentrating or thinking, suicidial thoughts, hallucinations, delusions or paranoid thinking.
To win your Social Security disability case based on depression will need treatment with a psychiatrist and assistance from the psychiatrist in explaining to Social Security how your condition limits your daily activities.
If you live in Illinois, please feel free to contact me to discuss how to best present your mental health disability case.