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Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Definition:
Monthly cash benefit administered by the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) to retired or disabled workers and their qualified dependents. Beneficiaries must be 62 years of age or older, or disabled, and have enough work "credits" to be qualified.
Mental disorder
Definition:
In DSM-III, a mental disorder is conceptualized as a clinically significant behavioral or psychologic syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that typically is associated with either a painful symptom (distress) or impairment in one or more important areas of functioning (disability).
Maximum Benefit Period (Benefit Duration)
Definition:
This is the maximum length of time for which benefits are payable under the plan as long as the employee remains continuously disabled.
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