Mental health articles

tiredness is the result of a mental illness
Never suspect a mental health problem until you have confidently ruled out the common physical
illnesses (Box 5.8). Suspect a mental health cause for the tiredness:
• when there is no evidence to suggest a physical disease, such as lack of any signs of a physical
disease or the absence of abnormal findings on tests;
• if there is evidence of a mental illness such as suicidal feelings;
• if the tiredness is out of proportion to the physical illness – for example, a person may be
anaemic, but the tiredness is so extreme that the anaemia alone cannot explain it.

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