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CHRONIC KIDNEY
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WHAT IS DEPRESSION?
Everyonefeelssad,grumpyorflatfromtimetotime.However,somepeopleexperience
thesefeelingsintensely,forlongperiodsoftime(weeks,monthsorevenyears)and
sometimeswithoutanyapparentreason.Depressionismorethanjustfeelingsadit's
aseriousillness.
Apersonwithdepressionmayhaveunhelpfulnegativethoughts,suchas:
Imafailure
Nothinggoodeverhappenstome
Imworthless
Lifesnotworthliving
Peoplewouldbebetteroffwithoutme
Apersonwithdepressionmay:
havestoppedgoingout
bewithdrawingfromclosefamilyandfriends
berelyingonalcoholand/orsedatives
nolongerbeabletoenjoypreviouslypleasurableactivities
beunabletomakedecisionsorbecomeindecisive
havedifficultysleeping
IS DEPRESSION TREATABLE?
DepressioncanbeeffectivelytreatedinpatientswithCKD.Antidepressantmedications,
psychotherapiesoracombinationofbothhaveshowntobehelpfulinreducingdepression
amongpatientswithchronicmedicalconditions.Psychologicaltreatmentshelppeoplewith
depressiontomanagetheirmood,changenegativepatternsofthinking,andimprovetheir
copingskills.AntidepressantmedicationcanbeusedsafelyinCKD.Yourhealthcareteamwill
workwithyoutofindthetreatmentthatworksbestforyou.
MORE INFORMATION
KidneyHealthAustraliahascollaboratedwithSANEAustraliatoproduce
TheSANEGuidetoGoodMentalHealthforPeopleAffectedbyKidney
Disease.Thisbookletlooksatassociatedmentalhealthproblems,treatment
optionsandincludescasestudiesofpeoplewhohaveexperiencedCKDfirst
handanditsimpactontheirlives.Copiesareavailabletopurchasefrom
KidneyHealthAustralia.
FormoreinformationaboutKidneyorUrinaryhealth,pleasecontactourfreecallKidneyHealth
InformationService(KHIS)on1800454363.Alternatively,youmaywishtoemailKHIS@kidney.org.au
orvisitourwebsitewww.kidney.org.autoaccessfreehealthliterature.
Thisisintendedasageneralintroductiontothistopicandisnotmeanttosubstituteforyourdoctor'sorHealth
Professional'sadvice.Allcareistakentoensurethattheinformationisrelevanttothereaderandapplicableto
eachstateinAustralia.ItshouldbenotedthatKidneyHealthAustraliarecognizesthateachperson'sexperienceis
individualandthatvariationsdooccurintreatmentandmanagementduetopersonalcircumstances,thehealth
professionalandthestateonelivesin.Shouldyourequirefurtherinformationalwaysconsultyourdoctoror
healthprofessional.
KidneyHealthAustraliagratefullyacknowledgesthevaluablecontributionofDrSamuelHarveyandDrAlison
Bautovich(BlackDogInstitute,UniversityofNewSouthWales),andDrRamonyChan(ConsultationLiaison
Psychiatry,UniversityofNewSouthWales)inthedevelopmentofthisfactsheet.
RevisedNovember2015
Ifyouhaveahearingorspeechimpairment,contacttheNationalRelayServiceon1800555677or
www.relayservice.com.au.Foralltypesofservicesaskfor1800454363.