Depression & Other Illness

Wednesday, 06 December 2006

There are a number of conditions that may present with depression as a symptom, or as a key component of an illness.

We have included information on these conditions in this section as the cause of depression will vary from person to person, and many people with depression will also experience symptoms aside from those listed under ‘What is Depression?’, for example, anxiety disorders and depression will often go hand-in-hand.

Anxiety Disorders	Agoraphobia
	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
	Panic Disorder
	Phobias
	Post Traumatic Disorder (PTSD)

Eating Disorders	Anorexia Nervosa
	Bulimia

Medical Conditions (including hormonal problems)
	Men - Low Testosterone
	Women - Menopause
	Women - Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Psychological Disorders
	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
	Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
	Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
	Schizo Affective Disorder
	Schizophrenia

Other	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
	Insomnia and Sleep Difficulties

If you are from or work with a culturally and linguistically diverse community, you might like to use the Health Translations Online Directory. The Directory provides web links to online multilingual resources across the health sector including government departments, peak health bodies, hospitals, community health centres and welfare agencies.

Please note that there are other conditions that have yet to be included in this section. We will endeavour to include them when appropriate research and assessment of each has been carried out.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )

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