physical comorbidities

Question 1

define comorbidity

Answer 1

the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient

Question 2

what is mental physical comorbidity

Answer 2

the co-occurrence of mental disorders and physical disorders at a greater than chance level

Question 3

in physical to mental co-morbidity what are the three possible mechanisms

Answer 3

psychological mechanisms, via medications and via biological mechanisms

Question 4

explain psychological mechanisms of physical to mental co-morbidity

Answer 4

if the condition is life threatening or if it causes great pain, major lifestyle changes and restrictions, or changes to relationships. As these things have mental toll which can build to depression, as say with pain you cant do sport and meet people. Or if its life threatening one develops anxiety in day to day life.

Question 5

explain medical mechanisms of physical to mental comorbidity

Answer 5

drugs like interferon which help cancer and hep c can lead to depression, some antivirals can cause mania, drugs causing weight gain can cause mental issues with self image and such

Question 6

explain the biological mechanism of physical to mental co-morbidity

Answer 6

the disease can cause compositional changes in the brain which may lead to mental disorders

Question 7

Greater exposure to mental disoders the greater the association with developing physical disorders.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

explain the lifestyle behaviours mechanism of mental to physical comorbidity

Answer 8

people with mental issues are more likely to have unhealthy lifestyle habits like low exercise, poor diet, smoking, drinking and such

Question 9

explain the biological mechanism of mental to physical co-morbidities

Answer 9

stress response causing the HPA and SNA axes to be hyperactive leading to more adrenaline and cortisol being in circulation, thus placing the body under constant pressure

Question 10

explain the medical mechanism of mental to physical co-morbidities

Answer 10

antipsychotic drugs can cause weight gain.