Common use of MENTAL DISORDER Clause in Contracts

MENTAL DISORDER. For purposes of the payment of CHAMPUS benefits, a men- tal disorder is a nervous or mental con- dition that involves a clinically signifi- cant behavioral or psychological syn- drome or pattern that is associated with a painful symptom, such as dis- tress, and that impairs a patient’s abil- ity to function in one or more major life activities. Additionally, the mental disorder must be one of those condi- tions listed in the DSM-III.