OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between receiving disability payments
and changes in health status, community adjustment, and subjective quality of life …

Objectives. To determine whether receipt of social supplemental security income (SSI) or
Social Security disability income (SSDI) disability payments is associated with increased …

Objective A suspicion that disability payments may exacerbate substance use among
persons with chemical addictions recently led Congress to limit federal disability …

Public support payments may facilitate exit from homelessness for persons with mental
illness. We examined data from 10,641 homeless veterans contacted from October 1, 1995 …

Receipt of public support payments is associated with beneficial outcomes for homeless
people with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with …

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated a joint initiative of the Social Security Administration
(SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve access to Social Security …

Assumptions about the characteristics and motivations of individuals pursuing disability
status are well known. However, policy, programming and interventions need to be based …

OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal prospective data from the multisite Epidemiologic Catchment Area
(ECA) survey were examined to determine relationships between mental disorders, alcohol …

Context Most studies examining the clinical impact of disability benefits have compared aid
recipients with people who never applied for benefits. Such practices may bias findings …

Objective This study examined the relationship of Department of Veterans Affairs disability
compensation payments and employment among veterans with psychiatric disorders and …