Anxiety Disorder Case Study
Primary diagnosis: Affective (mood) disorder
Secondary diagnosis: Anxiety disorders.
The claimant was a 41-year-old woman.
Alleged disability: bipolar disorder, high anxiety, deep depression. The claimant had difficulties with her personal hygiene and with most activities of daily living. She had mobility difficulties, ambulated with a cane because of knee problems. She had “a hard time” lifting objects, and was unable to do house chores. She did not do well with new people. She did not go shopping, because of anxiety was unable to tolerate a “large group of people at one time.”
She stayed at home most of the time; her husband did the shopping and errands. She did not handle stress at all, was unable to follow written instructions.
Secondary diagnosis: Anxiety disorders.
The claimant was a 41-year-old woman.
Alleged disability: bipolar disorder, high anxiety, deep depression. The claimant had difficulties with her personal hygiene and with most activities of daily living. She had mobility difficulties, ambulated with a cane because of knee problems. She had “a hard time” lifting objects, and was unable to do house chores. She did not do well with new people. She did not go shopping, because of anxiety was unable to tolerate a “large group of people at one time.”
She stayed at home most of the time; her husband did the shopping and errands. She did not handle stress at all, was unable to follow written instructions.