Depressive disorder - A drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 Factor
The RMA has defined a drug from a class of drug in Specified List 1 as:
(a) alpha-adrenoceptor agonists;
(b) amphetamines, including methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy);
(c) anabolic-androgenic steroids;
(d) angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors;
(e) antiepileptics;
(f) atypical antipsychotics;
(g) benzodiazepines;
(h) beta adrenergic blocking agents; (RH only)
(i) calcium channel blockers; (RH only)
(j) centrally acting antihypertensives;
(k) corticosteroids, other than topical steroids;
(l) gonadotropin releasing agents;
(m) hallucinogens;
(n) inhalants; (RH only)
(o) interferons;
(p) opiate analgesics; or
(q) oral contraceptive agents;
Note: (h), (i) and (n) apply only to reasonable hypothesis cases.
As a cause of depressive disorder, this SOP factor applies only for substance-induced mood disorder with depressive features. As an aggravating factor, it applies to all types of depressive disorder.
The SOP factor requires:
taking a drug from a class of drugs in specified List 1, within the one month before the clinical onset/worsening of depressive disorder.
The psychiatric report that conforms with the Repatriation Commission Guidelines for Psychiatric Compensation Claims will include history of any drugs taken in the month before onset or worsening of depressive disorder. You can find out whether a particular drug is in one of the specified classes of drugs by looking in a MIMS publication eg www.mims.hcn.net.au or asking a medical officer or pharmacist.
Last reviewed for CCPS 16 September 2011.
Preliminary questions [39695]
39702 there is some evidence that taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.
39743 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and VEA service for depressive disorder.
39677 the condition under consideration is substance-induced mood disorder with depressive features.
39750 the veteran took a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 within the one month before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
39744 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and VEA service for the clinical onset of depressive disorder.
39746 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and operational service for the clinical onset of depressive disorder.
or
39747 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and eligible service for the clinical onset of depressive disorder.
or
7334 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.
7335 the condition under consideration permanently worsened.
39751 the veteran took a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one month before its clinical worsening.
39745 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and VEA service for the clinical worsening of depressive disorder.
39748 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and operational service for the clinical worsening of depressive disorder.
or
39749 the veteran has established the causal connection between taking a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 and eligible service for the clinical worsening of depressive disorder.
Clinical onset and operational service [39746]
39752 the veteran took a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 within the one month before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration as a causal result of operational service.
39756 the veteran's taking of a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 within the one month before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, as a causal result of operational service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.
Clinical onset and eligible service [39747]
39760 the drug from a class of drug in specified list 1, which the veteran took within the one month before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, was a drug specified in the Statement of Principles for Balance of Probability cases.
39753 the veteran took a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 within the one month before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration as a causal result of eligible service.
39757 the veteran's taking of a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 within the one month before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, as a causal result of eligible service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.
Clinical worsening and operational service [39748]
39754 the veteran took a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one month before its clinical worsening as a causal result of operational service.
39758 the veteran's taking of a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one month before its clinical worsening, as a causal result of operational service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.
Clinical worsening and eligible service [39749]
39761 the drug from a class of drug in specified list 1, which the veteran took after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one month before its clinical worsening, was a drug specified in the Statement of Principles for Balance of Probability cases.
39755 the veteran took a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one month before its clinical worsening as a causal result of eligible service.
39759 the veteran's taking of a drug from a class of drug in specified list 1 after the clinical onset of the condition under consideration and within the one month before its clinical worsening, as a causal result of eligible service, was due to the veteran's serious default, wilful act or serious breach of discipline.