Deceased
KATARINA SONIA NOVAKOVIC
Demographics
47y, female
Date of death
2010-09-25
Finding date
2013-08-21
Cause of death
INCISED INJURY TO THE NECK
AI-generated summary
A 47-year-old woman with schizophrenia and recent depressive symptoms died by intentional incised injury to the neck. She had been prescribed escitalopam on 10 September 2010 for emerging depressive illness following her parents' deaths and increasing social isolation. Two days before her death, a case manager completed a risk assessment and found her stable, denying suicidal ideation, though she reported hopelessness themes. The coroner commended the comprehensive shared care between public and private psychiatrists but identified that there was no documented follow-up to assess whether the newly prescribed antidepressant was being taken or was effective during the critical early treatment period. The death was impulsive, occurring as she prepared for a holiday trip.
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