

To satisfy the paragraph B criteria, your mental disorder must result in “extreme” limitation of one, or “marked” limitation of two, of the four areas of mental functioning. We will determine the degree to which your medically determinable mental impairment affects the four areas of mental functioning and your ability to function independently,Īppropriately, effectively, and on a sustained basis (see 404.1520a(c)(2) They are: understand, remember, or apply information interact with others concentrate, persist, or maintain pace Īnd adapt or manage oneself.

These criteria represent the areas of mental functioning a person uses in a work setting. In conjunction with a rating scale (see 12.00E and 12.00F), to evaluate how your mental disorder limits your functioning.

Neurocognitive disorders ( 12.02) schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders ( 12.03) ĭepressive, bipolar and related disorders ( 12.04) intellectual disorder ( 12.05) Īnxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders ( 12.06) somatic symptom and related disorders ( 12.07) The listings for mental disorders are arranged in 11 categories:.How are the listings for mental disorders arranged, and what do they require? Personality and impulse-control disordersĪ. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disordersĭepressive, bipolar and related disordersĪnxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders
