64 results for “depressive symptoms”
76y · Male·contact range gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
…entified ischemic heart disease; he refused angiography and was discharged. Post-discharge, he developed depressive symptoms, became reclusive, and developed health anxieties including unfounded beliefs about bowel cance…
61y · Male·combined drug intoxication (doxepin, mianserin and fluoxetine)
…l years. He self-medicated with previously prescribed medications, likely attempting to manage worsening depressive symptoms without medical consultation. Toxicology showed doxepin at fatal levels, fluoxetine above thera…
47y · Female·INCISED INJURY TO THE NECK
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 Septe…
53y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…ssion died by hanging after being discharged from acute mental health crisis services. He presented with depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation with vague plans, and failed to respond to mirtazapine initiated at subthera…
50y · Female·Hanging
…February 2017. Despite supportive interventions from senior judges and mental health treatment for major depressive disorder, she resigned in July 2017 and died by suicide in October 2017. The coroner found medical care …
22y · Male·Hanging
…hiatric risks or implementing structured follow-up. Within days, Timothy exhibited escalating psychiatric symptoms (paranoia, aggression, self-harm) that were not communicated to his doctor. The coroner found Champix con…
41y · Male·haemorrhage due to incised wounds to left and right cubital fossae
…ssment lasted only 7-10 minutes for both physical and mental health evaluation, without documentation of depressive symptoms, assessment of stressors, or follow-up planning. Despite being flagged as at-risk, Fredericks w…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
…condary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestinal symptoms (weight loss, nausea, vomiting, epigastric burning) initially attributed to relapse of eating disorder in…
33y · Female·hanging
A 33-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and a history of suicide attempts died by hanging five days after discharge from hospital follo…
23y · Female·drowning and citalopram overdose
23-year-old woman with major depressive disorder presented to multiple healthcare providers on 17 March 2004 with suicidal ideation. She was ref…
Female·unascertained
Two Indigenous women from the Pilbara disappeared in late 1998 without trace: Veronica Lockyer (33 years old) and her infant daughter Adell Partridge (7 months old). Veronica was last seen at a Centrelink office in South…
23y · Male·hanging
A 23-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. He presented acutely on 4 February 2019 with severe suicid…
18y · Male·blunt trauma and drowning
… emerging depression died by suicide from the Tasman Bridge. He had presented to his GP in May 2021 with depressive symptoms, received antidepressant medication, and showed improvement by September 2021. On 10 September,…
62y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
… the prison doctor prescribed nitrolingual spray. An expert reviewer noted that management of his cardiac symptoms and unexplained blackouts over four years was suboptimal. The blackouts could have represented cardiac ar…
86y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
An 86-year-old woman with delirium, depression, and multiple cardiac comorbidities died by asphyxiation with a plastic bag while in a transitional care facility. She had expressed wishes to die, references to suicide, an…
Female·suicide by firearm
A woman in rural Victoria died by suicide using a firearm. She had presented to her GP with depressive symptoms and was referred to mental health services, but there were delays in accessing psychiatric care…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…nto shooting him. His judgment was significantly impaired by methylamphetamine intoxication and psychotic symptoms; he had not taken his prescribed antipsychotic medication for at least 33 hours. Despite multiple verbal …
70y · Male·Hanging
A 60-year-old man with recent pituitary surgery developed persistent fatigue and depressive symptoms. Despite normal cortisol levels, he remained convinced his symptoms were due to hormonal defici…
Unknown·Mia: Stab wound to heart; Thomas: Stab wound to brain
…ranoid schizophrenia, and major depression. Clinical lessons include: (1) recognizing prodromal psychotic symptoms in individuals under stress, particularly combined with cannabis use; (2) the importance of identifying v…
20y · Male·Hanging
…r a period of psychological treatment for depression with suicidal ideation. He had presented with major depressive disorder with atypical features, binge drinking, and two prior self-asphyxiation attempts while intoxica…
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