Okpaku S O
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1988 Aug;39(8):879-83. doi: 10.1176/ps.39.8.879.
As psychiatrists become more active in the care of the chronic mentally ill, they are taking a greater role in relation to the entitlement programs of Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. In a review of the application and appeals processes of the disability determination system, the author focuses on areas in which psychiatrists are likely to be involved, such as identifying patients qualified to receive benefits, providing reports on their own patients for disability determination, and examining other patients as a consultant. Psychiatrists should be knowledgeable about the Social Security entitlement programs, the author believes, and should increase their linkages with the Social Security Administration.
随着精神科医生在慢性精神病患者护理方面变得更加积极，他们在社会保障残疾保险和补充保障收入的福利项目中发挥着越来越重要的作用。在对残疾判定系统的申请和上诉程序进行审查时，作者重点关注了精神科医生可能涉及的领域，例如确定有资格领取福利的患者、为残疾判定提供关于自己患者的报告以及作为顾问检查其他患者。作者认为，精神科医生应该了解社会保障福利项目，并应加强与社会保障管理部门的联系。
