Causes of Mental illness

Mental illness: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Mental illness, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Mental illness:

• Schizophrenia
• Personality disorder
• Post traumatic disorder
• Panic attack
• Generalised anxiety disorder

Mental illness: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Mental illness: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Mental illness:

• Depressive disorders
  • Depression
  • Dysthymic disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Cyclothymic disorder
• Anxiety disorders
  • Panic disorder
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Mental illness: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Brain conditions
• Non-Contagious Diseases
• Mental health conditions
• more types...»

Mental illness as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Mental illness as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Mental illness. Our database lists the following as having Mental illness as a complication of that condition:

• Chromosome 22q deletion
• Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Mental illness as a symptom:

Conditions listing Mental illness as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Mental illness. Our database lists the following as having Mental illness as a symptom of that condition:

• Borna disease
• Syphilis

Medical news summaries relating to Mental illness:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Mental illness:

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• Elderly depression and insomnia
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• New gain in Chronic Fatigue awareness
• Seasonal affective disorder: a winter illness
• Self diagnose depression
• Workplace stress, sickening
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• More news »

Cause statistics for Mental illness:

The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of Mental illness:

• 12.9% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had migraines in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 16.8% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had an injury event in the last month in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 17% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had asthma in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 21.2% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had diseases of the circulatory system in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 47.7% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 5.6% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had stomach, duodenal or gastrointestinal ulcers in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 7.2% of people with long term mental or behavioural problems also had bronchitis and emphysema in Australia (ABS, 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• more statistics...»

Related information on causes of Mental illness:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Mental illness may be found in:

• Risk factors for Mental illness
• Hidden causes of Mental illness

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