forensic: disability
In medical practice this term is usually invoked when an insurer (or Social Security) providing benefits to those unable to work requires the treating professional to certify that the patient is disabled. Mental disorders may disable some who suffer from them. The Americans with Disabilities Act defines "disability" as:
- a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual
- a record of such an impairment
- being regarded as having such an impairment
Also: handicapped
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- Blanck, Peter David & Braddock, David L. The Americans With Disabilities Act and the Emerging Work Force - Employment of People With Mental Retardation Hardcover 1998
- Bonnie, Richard J & Monahan, John (Editors) Mental Disorder, Work Disability, and the Law (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development) Hardcover 1997
- Bruyere, Susanne M, et al Implications of the Americans With Disabilities Act for Psychology Hardcover 1994
- Fielder, John F Mental Disabilities and the Americans With Disabilities Act - A Concise Compliance Manual for Executives Hardcover 1994
- Hermann, Donald H. J. Mental Health and Disability Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) Paperback 1997
- Parry, John & Erogin, Eric Mental Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Mental Disability Professionals
Paperback 2007
- Perlin, Michael L Mental Disability Law - Civil and Criminal Hardcover 1989
- Perlin, Michael L Law and Mental Disability (Contemporary Legal Education Series) 1994
- Zuckerman, Deborah, et al Mental Disability Law - A Primer Paperback 1992
