Persons with personality disorders may be found eligible for Aid to the Disabled.
There must be evidence that the impairment substantially precluded the applicant from
engaging in useful occupations within his competence, such as holding a job or homemaking.
As in other cases, there must be a medical report with supporting diagnosis, which
would include an evaluation by a psychiatrist or psychologist. This is not an on-the-spot
diagnosis or impression of the moment. It must be made in relation to the person's
social and work history with due consideration to employment opportunity and social
setting. The social report is particularly important to assist the team in reaching
a decision. For a decision of eligibility in this type of impairment, there is particular
need for history of the person which identifies the individual's inadequate responses
to intellectual, social and physical demands. There should be documented support that
the individual has demonstrated inadaptability, ineptness, poor judgment, lack of
physical or emotional stamina and social incompatibility.
There should be documented support that the individual has demonstrated inadaptability,
ineptness, poor judgment, lack of physical or emotional stamina and social incompatibility.