Mental retardation : determining eligibility for social security benefits

Author(s)

• Reschly, Daniel J.
• Myers, Tracy G.
• Hartel, Christine R.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Disability Determination for Mental Retardation
• United States. Social Security Administration

Bibliographic Information

Mental retardation : determining eligibility for social security benefits

Daniel J. Reschly, Tracy G. Myers, and Christine R. Hartel, editors ; Committee on Disability Determination for Mental Retardation ; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; National Research Council

National Academy Press, c2002

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-314) and index

Supported by contract between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Social Security Administration Contract No. 0600-99-38803

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Current estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retardation, a condition characterized by deficits in intellectual capabilities and adaptive behavior, can be particularly hard to diagnose in the mild range of the disability. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides income support and medical benefits to individuals with cognitive limitations who experience significant problems in their ability to perform work and may therefore be in need of governmental support. Addressing the concern that SSA's current procedures are consistent with current scientific and professional practices, this book evaluates the process used by SSA to determine eligibility for these benefits. It examines the adequacy of the SSA definition of mental retardation and its current procedures for assessing intellectual capabilities, discusses adaptive behavior and its assessment, advises on ways to combine intellectual and adaptive assessment to provide a complete profile of an individual's capabilities, and clarifies ways to differentiate mental retardation from other conditions. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. The Policy Context 3. The Role of Intellectual Assessment 4. The Role of Adaptive Behavior Assessment 5. The Relationship of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior 6. Differential Diagnosis References Biographical Sketches Index

Table of Contents

• 1 Front Matter
• 2 Executive Summary
• 3 1. Introduction
• 4 2. The Policy Context
• 5 3. The Role of Intellectual Assessment
• 6 4. The Role of Adaptive Behavior Assessment
• 7 5. The Relationship of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior
• 8 6. Differential Diagnosis
• 9 References
• 10 Biographical Sketches
• 11 Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA62817443
• ISBN:
  • 0309083230
• LCCN: 2002005467
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 335 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC570.2
  • DC21 : 616.85/884075
  • NLM : WM 304
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mental retardation -- Diagnosis
  • LCSH : Disability evaluation -- United States
  • LCSH : Social security -- United States
  • MESH : United States. Social Security Administration
  • MESH : Disability Evaluation -- United States
  • MESH : Eligibility Determination -- standards -- United States
  • MESH : Mental Retardation -- diagnosis -- United States
  • MESH : Public Policy -- United States
  • MESH : Social Security -- United States