Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Depression

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Depression includes:

• Emotional upsets
  • Divorce
  • Relationship ending
  • Major financial problems
  • Death in the family
  • Grief
  • Home problems
• Various medical conditions
  • Post-viral syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Heart attack
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Dementia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Cancer patients (type of Immune deficiency conditions)
  • Stroke patients
  • See also misdiagnosis of depression for other possibilities
• Various hormonal conditions
  • Hormonal disorders
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Menopause - may trigger changes leading to a risk of depression
• Various substances and medications:
  • Alcohol abuse - alcohol abuse can cause depression or be caused by it.
  • Drug abuse - may cause or be caused by depression.
  • Withdrawal of alcohol
  • Withdrawal of drugs
  • See also medication causes of depression

Other underlying conditions related to Depression:

• Amenorrhoea
• Bradykinesia
• Constipation
• Delusion
• Female infertility
• Headache
• Mood alteration
• Sleep disturbance

Source: Diseases Database

Depression as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Depression as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Depression as a complication includes:

• Acne
• Addison's Disease
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Asperger syndrome
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism
• Balance disorders
• Benzodiazepine abuse
• Bipolar disorder
• Chromosome 22q deletion
• Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Cystitis
• DiGeorge syndrome
• Dysthymia
• Fecal incontinence
• Hearing Impairment
• Kawasaki disease
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• Osteoarthritis
• Panic disorder
• Parkinson's Disease
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Porphyria
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Postpartum depression
• Problem Sleepiness
• Short Bowel Syndrome
• Social phobia
• Turner Syndrome
• Vitiligo

Depression as a symptom:

Conditions listing Depression as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

• Aceruloplasminemia
• ACTH Deficiency
• Acute intermittent porphyria
• Addison's Disease
• Adrenal adenoma, familial
• Adrenal Cancer
• Adrenal Cortex Diseases
• Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
• Adrenal gland hyperfunction
• Adrenal gland hypofunction
• Adrenal hyperplasia
• Adrenal incidentaloma
• Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Affective Disorders, Psychotic
• Aging brain syndrome
• Alcohol Withdrawal
• Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Amphetamine abuse
• Amphetamine withdrawal
• Anaemia, sideroblastic, X-linked - ataxia
• Andropause
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Autoimmune limbic encephalitis
• Autoimmune thyroid diseases
• Back tumour
• Barre-Lieou syndrome
• Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1
• Bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis syndrome
• Binswanger's Disease
• Biotin deficiency
• Bipolar disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Breast Duct Papilloma
• Briquet syndrome
• Burnout syndrome
• Celiac Disease
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 10
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 11
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 12
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 13
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 2
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 3
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 4
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 5
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 6
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 7
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 8
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 9
• Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
• Choreoacanthocytosis amyotrophic
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Cocaine abuse
• Cocaine withdrawal
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
• Congenital hepatic porphyria
• Cotard syndrome
• Crack withdrawal
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Cushing's syndrome
• Cyclical edema syndrome
• Dementia With Lewy Bodies
• Dexedrine withdrawal
• Ecstasy withdrawal
• Elective mutism
• Emotional disorders
• Familial dysautonomia
• Familial hypopituitarism
• Familial hypothyroidism
• Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Glucagonoma syndrome
• Grief or loss
• Gulf War syndrome
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
• Heavy metal poisoning
• Hepatic encephalopathy syndrome
• Heroin dependence
• Hip cancer
• Human T-lymphotropic virus type 3
• Huntington's Disease
• Hydrocodone withdrawal
• Hyper IgE
• Hyperadrenalism
• Hyperostosis frontalis interna
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hyperparathyroidism, primary
• Hypoadrenalism
• Hypoadrenocorticism - hypoparathyroidism - moniliasis
• Hypothyroidism
• Idiopathic edema
• Job syndrome
• Kartagener syndrome
• Lazarus complex
• Lead poisoning
• Lidocaine toxicity
• Limbic encephalitis
• Lupus
• Lymphomatous thyroiditis
• Macrocytosis
• Mc Leod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome
• Menopause
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
• Methamphetamine withdrawal
• Mood disorders
• Myofascial pain syndromes
• Neurosyphilis
• Neurotoxicity syndromes
• Nonaffective Psychosis
• Nymphomania
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Opium withdrawal
• Organic mood syndrome
• OxyContin withdrawal
• PANDAS
• Panic disorder
• Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
• Pellagra
• Phosphate diabetes
• Pituitary cancer, childhood
• Pituitary tumors, adult
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Porphyria
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Prion diseases
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
• Psychiatric disorders
• Psychological disorders
• Psychosis
• Pyridoxine deficiency
• Rabies
• Rib Tumor
• Riedel syndrome
• Self Harm
• Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
• Sleep apnea
• Sleep Apnea Syndromes
• Sleep disorders
• Spastic paraplegia 4, autosomal dominant
• Spinocerebellar ataxia 27
• Stachybotrys chartarum
• Steroid withdrawal syndrome
• Stress
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
• Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system
• Thyroid disorders
• Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect
• Tranquilizer withdrawal
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Ultram withdrawal
• Vacinko syndrome
• Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• Variegate porphyria
• Vascular malformations of the brain
• Vitamin B6 toxicity
• Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome
• Westphal disease
• Whiplash
• Wilson's Disease
• Wolfram's disease
• Young Simpson syndrome
• Zadik Barak Levin syndrome

Discussion of underlying conditions of Depression:

Depression: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Scientists also think that some illnesses themselves can bring about depression. These include Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and hormonal disorders such as thyroid disease. (Source: excerpt from Depression: NWHIC)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): NWHIC (Excerpt)

Depression or mood swings also are common in women with PCOS. Although more research is needed to find out about this link, there are studies linking depression to diabetes. Therefore, in PCOS, depression may be related to insulin resistance. It also could be a result of the hormonal imbalances and the cosmetic symptoms of the condition. (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): NWHIC)

Depression: NIMH (Excerpt)

In recent years, researchers have shown that physical changes in the body can be accompanied by mental changes as well. Medical illnesses such as stroke, a heart attack, cancer, Parkinson's disease, and hormonal disorders can cause depressive illness, making the sick person apathetic and unwilling to care for his or her physical needs, thus prolonging the recovery period. Also, a serious loss, difficult relationship, financial problem, or any stressful (unwelcome or even desired) change in life patterns can trigger a depressive episode. Very often, a combination of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors is involved in the onset of a depressive disorder. Later episodes of illness typically are precipitated by only mild stresses, or none at all. (Source: excerpt from Depression: NIMH)

If You're Over 65 and Feeling Depressed Treatment Brings New Hope: NIMH (Excerpt)

Long-term or sudden illnesses can bring on or aggravate depression. Strokes, certain types of cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and hormonal disorders are examples of illnesses that may be related to depressive disorders. (Source: excerpt from If You're Over 65 and Feeling Depressed Treatment Brings New Hope: NIMH)

Depression A Serious but Treatable Illness - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)

Scientists also think some illnesses can cause depression. These include Parkinson's disease, stroke, and hormonal disorders. (Source: excerpt from Depression A Serious but Treatable Illness - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Depression, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Depression. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Depression. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.