Another evidence question

Thank you Gordon

Hi Chrissy,

I'm in the support group for mental health in the risk category. I'm not sure what stage you are an in the reassessment, but mine happened a few months ago and I didn't have any new evidence as such.

I found the ESA50 online version easier as can type into it. I gave a history about how work had caused mental health to worsen in the past, and medication scripts etc. They seemed to accept things from the pasta s well, when they wrote and I got the paper based form they had basically repeated the reasons from previously.

Hope this helps a little.

Orangeblossom wrote: Hi Chrissy,

I'm in the support group for mental health in the risk category. I'm not sure what stage you are an in the reassessment, but mine happened a few months ago and I didn't have any new evidence as such.

I found the ESA50 online version easier as can type into it. I gave a history about how work had caused mental health to worsen in the past, and medication scripts etc. They seemed to accept things from the pasta s well, when they wrote and I got the paper based form they had basically repeated the reasons from previously.

Hope this helps a little.

Hi @Orangeblossom

Thanks, this post does reassure me.
So, you put your old evidence from your last assessment in?
When was your last assessment please?
Mine was 3 years ago.

When you say they seemed to accept things from the past what do you mean? How old were these things? Thanks.

This is just an update, as I went to see the psychiatrist on Thursday
He diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder and also chronic PTSD due to years of abuse but he said the latter is not recognised officially, but is in with EUPD, the new name for Borderline - Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
I'm sure a letter will come through my door soon, but if it doesn't i will ask the cmht to send me a copy out.

It was around Christmas this year. It was awarded 18 months previously when I moved from incapacity benefit so they do have info from that as well. It has now been given another 18 months.

I mean they have mentioned things in the ESA85A medical report which go a way back, for example, Long history of mental health problems, in care of psychiatrist, substantial risk due to affects on health...Most of my info is from around 2012-2013 as in care of crisis team and having 6-weekly psych visits, but I included my care plan from the GP which is done recently as well as my 2-monthsly prescription script (copies) for my combination of two anti-ds and antipsychotic meds as well