DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr1Aa
SECTIONS: 1 | 2 | 8 | 23
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr1B
SECTIONS: 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr2a
SECTIONS: 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr3
SECTIONS: 8 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr4
SECTIONS: 8 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49
DEPRESSION AND GRIEF MAPS: 1A | 1B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
depr5
SECTIONS: 6 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 50
25. NEUROLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT

25a. Neurological Source of Depression

Any complaint which involves a neurological condition could be a contributor to the patient’s depression. Signs of neurological involvement can include…

  • memory problem, recent onset
  • recent loss of ability to concentrate
  • history of possible head injury
  • cognitive impairment
  • early stages of dementia

Patients may be able to report some of these symptoms, not others. If you infer one of the problems, ask, then consider contacting the person’s physician for further information and possible treatment.

If the patient’s depression cannot be lifted by treating the neurological problem, then psychotherapy may be needed to deal with its consequences or with other sources of depression.

25b. Psychological Sources of Neurological Damage
Emotional and cognitive problems can also lead indirectly to neurological damage, e.g.:

  • to alcohol abuse, falls, and head injury;
  • to fights and head injury
  • to poor health habits, obesity, or stress, and thus to hypertension with neurological consequences