We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving mental disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The revisions reflect our program experience, advances in medical knowledge, recommendations from a commissioned report, and public comments we received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
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Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Mental Disorders
We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving mental disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of...
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“Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Mental Disorders,” thefederalregister.org (September 26, 2016), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2016-22908/revised-medical-criteria-for-evaluating-mental-disorders.