54y · Male·Likely suicide by drowning; unascertained due to absence of body
… engineer, disappeared on 3 July 2011 following relationship counselling that distressed and worsened his anxiety. He left notes suggesting suicidal intent, referencing the ocean and Gunnamatta. His car was found at Gun…
69y · Female·Toxicity to pentobarbitone in circumstances where she intended to end her own li…
Heather Telfer, a 69-year-old woman with longstanding asthma, chronic health anxiety, and significant social isolation, died from pentobarbitone toxicity. She had a prior suicide attempt 12 …
39y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Adrian Young, a 39-year-old voluntary inpatient with severe treatment-resistant depression and chronic anxiety, died by hanging while on day leave from the Melbourne Clinic. He had been under psychiatric care since 2…
23y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and alprazolam)
…d prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and alprazolam) at a camping site. He had a history of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and previous overdose attempts. His mother provided unprescribed tramadol in a first-aid kit,…
45y · Male·Gunshot injury to the chest (self-inflicted)
…ted gunshot wound while on duty near Kalgoorlie. In June 2015, following a trip to Thailand, he developed anxiety and health concerns related to an undiagnosed medical condition despite negative investigations. He decli…
22y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a train incident
…r deliberately lying on railway tracks in front of a moving train on 12 January 2015. He had a history of anxiety, psychosis, and attention deficit disorder, and had ceased antidepressant medication two months prior to …
41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ied by ligature compression (hanging) in Hakea Prison on 24 June 2019. He had pre-existing depression and anxiety treated with citalopram. A prison doctor referred him to the Mental Health Team (MHT) on 7 May 2019 when …
20y · Male·Head injury
…truck, likely following a period of deliberation on the roadside. Contributing factors included untreated anxiety-depression diagnosed in May 2008 (referrals not pursued), stress over pending university exams, and acute…
21y · Male·heroin toxicity
…een engaged in a methadone program and psychological treatment for heroin addiction, PTSD, depression and anxiety since June 2015. Despite medical supervision and documented heavy heroin use ($600-750/day initially), he…
24y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to or as a consequence of hanging
Jake Daniel Waterhouse, a 24-year-old man with bipolar disorder and anxiety, died by suicidal hanging at Ipswich General Hospital. He had a history of mental illness, had distanced …
52y · Male·Hanging
…ning tool, indicating mild psychological distress. A psychologist saw him twice in early February, noting anxiety about his situation and inability to make phone calls. Dr B. prescribed mirtazapine for sleep on 10 Febru…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
A 27-year-old man with a history of anxiety disorder and depression died by suicide, placing himself in front of a train. He had presented to emergen…
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
Andrew John Jarman, a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains were not discovered unti…
51y · Female·unascertained
…lice Station. She had been brought to Bendigo Hospital on 20 April with symptoms of opioid withdrawal and anxiety, and was discharged back to custody with diazepam 5mg prescribed three times daily. The following morning…
20y · Female·Asphyxia secondary to inhalation of helium
…ington, a 20-year-old postgraduate student, died by asphyxia from helium inhalation. She had a history of anxiety and previous suicide attempt, and was recently discharged from voluntary psychiatric admission at Delmont…
69y · Female·Drowning
…or to her death, there was evidence of deteriorating mental health including reported paranoid behaviour, anxiety, and depression documented in her GP records. However, the coroner could not definitively establish wheth…
31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin
LP, a 31-year-old man with depression, severe anxiety, and substance use disorder, died from multidrug overdose including heroin. He had long-standing benzodia…
59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …
A 59-year-old woman with a 30-year history of alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, wi…
41y · Male·Neck compression subsequent upon hanging
A 41-year-old man with depression, anxiety and prior suicidal ideation died by hanging on the morning of a scheduled psychology appointment. He had …
29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…d presented to his GP in July 2019 with lethargy and withdrawal (K10 score 16), and in December 2019 with anxiety and low mood following a marijuana reaction (K10 score 18). He was referred to a psychologist who diagnos…
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