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Career > Interviewing
Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability
...from asking about disability, health conditions, or medical history...accommodation? What's your medical diagnosis? Have you ever been hospitalized...ever been hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule...hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule is simple:...question is about your body, your health, or your medical history, it's...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
...with a performance plan after you disclosed a diagnosis. What you may not know yet is what federal law...would have earned, and the value of benefits like health insurance you lost. Back pay has no statutory cap...Compensatory damages cover emotional distress, mental anguish, and out-of-pocket medical expenses tied...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...your child was just diagnosed and you recognized...different frame. A late diagnosis doesn't erase what...this way." What the Diagnosis Means. The DSM-5...you're receiving a diagnosis today, it'll say...to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis...energy and mental health. The diagnosis is...mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It...
Health > Mental Health
IASO (Immature Adrenaline Systems Over-reactivity), AKA Aggressive Behavior
...is a part of symptom of a primary diagnosis such as Autism or Bipolar Disease,...effective treatment of that primary diagnosis will therefore make the aggression...community aggression is not part of most mental illnesses. However, mental illness...of most mental illnesses. However, mental illness can set the stage for aggression...
Health > Mental Health
What is Hyperactivity?
...that it interferes with school, work, and relationships. Hyperactivity is also a symptom that must be present for six months or more in order for a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and it must be present across all areas of a person's life, including home, school, work, and within...
Health > Diagnosis
The Future of Diagnosis with DSM-5
The Diagnostic Statistical...Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is...the text for diagnosis the array of...the array of mental illnesses. The...to be given a diagnosis by a licensed...document in the mental health field....in the mental health field. The...changes, including diagnostic criteria for:...definition. The diagnoses of Asperger's...
Health > Mental Health
What is OCD?
...behavior. OCD stands for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and both an obsession (a thought) and a compulsion (and action) must be present for this diagnosis. People with OCD have difficulty controlling these behaviors. Obsessions often stem from fears, such as an extreme fear of germs. To combat this...
Career > Accommodations
Mental Health Accommodations: What Employers Must Provide for Depression and Anxiety
You don't need to explain your diagnosis to request workplace accommodations for depression or anxiety. You need to explain the functional limitation: difficulty concentrating in open offices,...
Legal > Government Benefits
CMS Just Published the Rule That Defines Medicaid's 'Medically Frail' Exemption. Here's What Disability Families Need to Do Now.
...automatically qualifies. Disabling mental disorder: Serious mental illness...Disabling mental disorder: Serious mental illness that substantially...PTSD when documented by a mental health provider. Substance...when documented by a mental health provider. Substance use disorder:...Substance use disorder: Active diagnosis or participation in treatment...
Legal > Housing
Emotional Support Animals in Housing: What Documentation Landlords Can Require
...must confirm you have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits...activities. The provider doesn't need your diagnosis, medical records, or a detailed history....need confirmation from a licensed mental health professional that you meet...confirmation from a licensed mental health professional that you meet the disability...
News > Advocacy
Your State May Not Know How to Exempt You From Medicaid Work Requirements. Here's What Disability Families Should Do Before June.
...administrator Mehmet Oz told KFF Health News that "we don't like self-attesting"...with disabled children assume their diagnosis automatically shields them from work...substance-use disorder, have a disabling mental disorder, have a physical, intellectual,...states have identified specific ICD-10 diagnostic codes and CPT service codes. Thirty...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
...likely to delay or forgo mental health care due to cost...delay or forgo mental health care due to cost compared...with IDD face higher mental health costs aren't the...IDD face higher mental health costs aren't the same...plans exclude behavioral health services for individuals...reimbursement only for specific diagnoses or require prior authorization...