The Nation - News from Feb. 3, 1985
The Social Security Administration, responding to harsh criticism from Congress, has proposed to broaden eligibility requirements for disability pensions to persons with mental disorders. The agency said it will now recognize that symptoms of mental illness can disappear temporarily and that persons who can cope with a sheltered daily life can deteriorate under the stress of working. The rules also add some new categories of illness such as anxiety disorders resulting from a traumatic experience, and agoraphobia, whose victims fear leaving home.
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