Because of the individual and varying symptoms of chronic fatigue
syndrome, medical guidelines encompassing the needs of every
patient simply do not exist. Through proven research and
recommendations for future treatment, Disability and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical, Legal, and Patient Perspectives
discusses the difficult subject of how to diagnose disability in
chronic fatigue syndrome patients, how to determine the severity of
a patient 's disability, and how new disability guidelines would
make more chronic fatigue patients eligible to apply for disability
benefits. From this information, you will gain a clearer
understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome, enabling you to more
accurately assess a patient 's condition or decide if your client
is eligible for disability benefits. Essential for clinicians,
lawyers, patients, and medical insurers, Disability and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome provides an outline of disability guidelines
established by the Social Security Administration (SSA), the
Veterans'Administration, and the American Medical Association, as
well as federal guidelines. While gaining information on the
different types of disability insurance available to chronic
fatigue patients, such as the Long Term Disability (LTD) policy,
you will also learn how standard procedures such as psychiatric
evaluation, neuropsychological testing, and physical capacity
measurement can both help and hinder the process of determining
disability in a patient. In addition, Disability and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome provides insight into: the symptoms of chronic
fatigue syndrome, such as inability to work and level of stamina,
in accordance with medical and legal definitions disability
guidelines set by the SSA how patients'varying symptoms and
conflicting findings affect disability diagnosis in chronic fatigue
syndrome patients by SSA standards plans by the Chronic Fatigue
Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association of America to work
with the SSA concerning strategies to dissolve barriers to Social
Security Disability Income Benefits for patients and to advocate
for up-to-date information on CFIDS in the SSA 's Listing of
Impairments. tips on applying for SSA benefits claims that
insurance companies have used misleading surveillance videos and
fraud to discontinue disability benefits to patients in need of
coverage Since the Social Security Administration does not
currently consider a CFIDS diagnosis enough to win a disability
claim, Disability and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome also contains many
recommendations for improving federal disability guidelines, such
as using results from functional evaluations, neuropsychological
testing, and exercise endurance testing as evidence of impairment.
For less severe cases, this book provides you with suggestions for
rehabilitation of CFS patients before disability claims are made,
including patient training and education, dependency counseling,
muscular conditioning, and occupational therapy. Whether you are a
patient, clinician, lawyer, or medical insurer, Disability and
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome will guide you through the complex issues
surrounding disability and this intricate disease.
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