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that separation, and in the transition to civilian life in the years following separation.
Note 2: category 2 stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(40)      having a clinically significant disorder of mental health within the 5 years before the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: clinically significant disorder of mental health is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(41)      having a sleep-wake disorder for the 6 months before the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: Examples of sleep-wake disorders include chronic insomnia disorder, hypersomnolence disorder, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea.
(42)      having an injury which is life-threatening or which results in serious physical or cognitive disability, within the 5 years before the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
(43)      having a severe, chronic medical condition for at least the 2 years before the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: severe, chronic medical condition is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(44)      having epilepsy at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
(45)      having severe and permanent tinnitus at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: severe and permanent tinnitus is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(46)      having persistent pain of at least 3 months duration at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: persistent pain is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(47)      having untreated or unsuccessfully treated vitamin D deficiency, with a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of less than 25 nanomoles per litre, at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
(48)      being obese at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(49)      experiencing pregnancy or the first 12 months after childbirth as a parent, at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
(50)      being in the menopausal transition or within the 2 years after the final menstrual period at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
Note: menopausal transition is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(51)      having another medical condition, including an endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, infectious or neurological disorder, where the signs or symptoms of depression are directly related to the pathological process of the medical condition and not solely due to its psychosocial stress effects, at the time of the clinical worsening of depressive disorder;
(52)      taking mefloquine or corticosteroids, excluding topical or inhaled corticosteroids, within the 30 days before the clinical worsening of depressive disorder, where depressive disorder persists after the discontinuation or tapering of mefloquine or corticosteroid therapy;
(53)      using a psychoactive substance from the specified list of psychoactive substances at an intoxicant dose