Kochhar S, Scott C G
Soc Secur Bull. 1995 Spring;58(1):3-14.
In December 1993, about 3.8 million persons under age 65 received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments because of a disability. More than half of these recipients had some form of mental disorder. In recent years, the number of disabled SSI recipients has climbed sharply. At the same time, there has been a change in the disability patterns among these recipients. The proportion of recipients with mental disorders, particularly those with psychiatric illness, is increasing steadily. Many of these recipients enter the SSI program in their youth and may stay in the program for many years. Similar increases and disability patterns in the Social Security Administration's Disability Insurance (DI) program imply program related causes, including recent changes to the disability requirements and outreach efforts. These changing disability patterns have implications for the size and shape of future SSI caseloads.
1993年12月，约380万65岁以下的人因残疾领取补充保障收入（SSI）。这些领取者中，超过一半患有某种形式的精神障碍。近年来，残疾的SSI领取者数量急剧攀升。与此同时，这些领取者的残疾模式也发生了变化。患有精神障碍的领取者比例，尤其是患有精神疾病的比例在稳步上升。这些领取者中有许多人在年轻时就进入了SSI计划，并且可能会在该计划中待很多年。社会保障管理局的残疾保险（DI）计划中也出现了类似的增长和残疾模式，这意味着与计划相关的原因，包括近期残疾要求的变化和宣传工作。这些不断变化的残疾模式对未来SSI案件数量的规模和构成产生影响。
