title: The tired patient.
abstract: The common causes of tiredness include anxiety and stress, depression, drugs and post viral illness. Other life-event causes include schooling difficulties, early marriage (especially for women), martial problems, pregnancy, early parenthood, the peri menopause and old age. After the initial visit a long follow up consultation should be planned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Monash University.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glaspole
mesh_terms: D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male