Schizophrenia Disability Tax Credit

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Schizophrenia Disability Tax Credit



What is Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning and can be disabling.People with schizophrenia require lifelong treatment. Early treatment may help get symptoms under control before serious complications develop and may help improve the long-term outlook.


Symptoms of Schizophrenia Common symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions which are false beliefs that are no based in reality. Symptoms also include hallucinations, which usually involve seeing or hearing things that do not exist. Disorganized thinking is also a symptom which impairs effective communication and answers to questions may be completely unrelated. A symptom can also be a lack of ability to function normally which is known as a negative symptom.


Available Treatments for Schizophrenia Medications are a primary treatment for schizophrenia. Antipsychotic medications are the most commonly prescribed drugs and control symptoms by affecting the brain neurotransmitter dopamine. The goal of treatment with these medications is to effectively manage signs and symptoms at the lowest dose possible.


How To Check Eligibility Criteria To Apply for Disability Tax Credit for Schizophrenia To apply for this tax credit Form 2201 entitled “Disability Tax Credit Certificate� it must be completed by a registered medical practitioner. This tax credit is only available to those who have taxes payable. This form must be completed by a registered medical practitioner. Qualified registered medical practitioners include a medical doctor, physiotherapist, optometrist, psychologist, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, and audiologist.


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