What is the Cause of Nervous Breakdown?

What Causes Nervous Breakdown?

In order to deal properly with nervous breakdown we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow nervous breakdown to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind nervous breakdown consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to nervous breakdown. Here are five possibilities:

Alcohol Consequences
Stress
Schizophrenia
Depression
Anxiety

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

prednisone use

difficulty falling asleep

frequent bizarre dreams

heart racing/palpitations

short-term memory failure

moderate nail biting

weak appetite

poor reaction to cool damp weather

premenstrual bloating/weight gain

loss of interest in activities

major difficulty waking up

frequent rotten egg burps

... and more than 80 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of nervous breakdown:

Cause	Probability	Status
Schizophrenia	91%	Confirm
Depression	30%	Unlikely
Alcohol Consequences	2%	Ruled out
Anxiety	0%	Ruled out
Stress	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Emotional Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about nervous breakdowns:

Have you had any Nervous Breakdowns?

Possible responses:

→ Never had one / don't know
→ Probably had one/minor episode(s) now resolved
→ Major episode(s) now resolved
→ Current minor problem
→ Current major problem

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either history of nervous breakdowns or nervous breakdowns, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Alcohol-related Problems

Alcohol and drug abuse frequently contribute to nervous breakdowns.

Anxiety

Anxiety surrounding major life changes such as divorce, unemployment, pregnancy, labor, motherhood or menopause, can contribute to a nervous breakdown.

Depression

There is always a trigger for a nervous breakdown, but underlying contributing factors such as depression are normally present.

Schizophrenia

Stress

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