Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a long-term mental health condition that causes a range of different psychological symptoms - including hallucinations, delusions, muddled thoughts based on hallucinations or delusions, and changes in behaviour - that mean a person may not be able to distinguish their own thoughts and ideas from reality.
Note: Although disablement must be caused by a physical or mental health condition, it is the needs and difficulties that result which will determine entitlement rather than the condition itself. As a result, whilst the case law below may be of assistance, it will be important to also look at the case law relating to the activities and issues that affect you too.
Case law
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- General supervision and support is not ‘therapy’ for the purposes of activity 3
- [2016] UKUT 11 (AAC)
- CPIP/2819/2015
- DC v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Anxiety may be the sole cause of verbal communication difficulties for the purposes of activity 7 albeit rarely / Meaning of ‘complex’ verbal or written information
- [2016] UKUT 8 (AAC)
- CPIP/2301/2015
- GJ v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions