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Residual Functional Capacity Affective Mental Disorder

THESE ARE THE FORMS I USE – THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE AND INTENDED TO

SUPPLEMENT YOUR PARTICULAR FACTUAL SITUATION ONLY – It is crucial you educate

yourself on the Social Security Regulations that define and govern impairments prior to preparing this

form for review. These forms are used to enhance the provider’s understanding of the purpose of the

assessment and the impact of their evaluation. It includes SSA definitions while combining the

traditional SSA standard form.

Affective Disorders most often should be viewed in conjunction with other physical and mental

impairments.

As an attorney or an individual representing yourself it is important to combine multiple diagnoses in

your RFC, if they are present and diagnosed. The Surgeon General estimated that about one half of

those who have a primary diagnosis of major depression also have an anxiety disorder. Comorbidities

of multiple mental diagnoses and combined physical diagnoses are common. Mental diagnoses

include substance abuse, mood disorder and personality disorders, and often combined with physical

illnesses. A federal district court has recognized the mental health disease of schizoaffective disorder

as a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, resulting in severe changes in mood and some

of the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized

thinking.

Lee Ann Torrans

RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY –

AFFECTIVE MENTAL DISORDER

Name:

SSN:

DOB:

Health Care Provider Name:

Health Care Provider Relationship to Patient:

When First Treated Patient:

How Often Sees Patient:

Primary Diagnosis:

Date of Onset*:

Secondary Diagnosis:

Date of Onset:

Other Impairments:

Date of Onset:

Date of Onset is defined as the first day the claimant meets the definition of disability as defined in the Act and regulations.

Purpose of Medical Evidence and of RFC:

(1) Establish the presence of a medically determinable mental impairment(s),

(2) Assess the degree of functional limitation the impairment(s) imposes, and

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