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126 results for suicidal behaviour by hanging

VICcommunity2010-06-11

Finding into death of Kelvin Lea Swab

34y · Male·Hanging

…wab, a 34-year-old with chronic mental illness including borderline personality disorder and longstanding suicidal ideation, died by hanging on 12 October 2008, shortly after discharge from inpatient psychiatric care. He…

psychiatrycommunicationdiazepam
TAScommunity2018-03-19

Coroner's Finding: Hamlyn, Michael William

Male·hanging

Michael William Hamlyn, aged 17–27 years, died by hanging in bushland in July 2016, discovered three months later in October 2016. He had a history of mental healt…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystem
TAShome2020-07-16

Coroner's Finding: Alsop, Olaf Paul

54y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging

…old man with long-standing mental health issues, substance use disorder, and terminal lung cancer died by hanging. He had a history of suicide attempts and was receiving palliative care. In his final months, he made esc…

general practicepalliative carecodeine
VIChome2011-08-15

Finding into death of James Martin Todd

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 been referred by hi…

general practicepsychiatrysystemdelayparoxetine
WAmental health2000-01

Inquest into the Death of Steven Charles Indich

20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)

…ndich, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and a long history of psychotic symptoms, violent behaviour and substance abuse, died by suicide in Smith Ward at Graylands Hospital on 13 November 1998. He was adm…

psychiatryintensive caresystemhaloperidol
QLDhospital2015-08-03

Waterhouse, Jake Daniel

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 himself from his b…

psychiatry
VIChospital2014-11-28

Finding into death of Taylor Page Janssen

16y · Female·Multisystem organ failure and cerebral hypoxia secondary to hanging

Taylor Janssen, 16, died by hanging after the suicide of her recent ex-boyfriend Zac Harvey. She was found in her home garage on 27 March 200…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystem
VIChome2020-09-11

Finding into death of Mr A

44y · Male·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging

A 44-year-old man with a 42-year history of intimate partner violence died by hanging. He had recently separated from his wife and was enrolled in a 18-week men's behaviour change program, ha…

general practicepsychiatrysystemdelayalcohol
QLDpolice custody2005-04-07

Hope Vale man

27y · Male·asphyxia caused by self-inflicted hanging

A 27-year-old Aboriginal man died by hanging in the back of a community police van whilst being transported from Hope Vale to Cooktown after arrest fo…

forensic medicinecorrectional healthproceduralsystemalcohol
VIChome2012-12-12

Finding into death of Kylie Jane Burnett

32y · Female·Hanging

…a 32-year-old woman with a long history of opiate dependence, depression, and psychotic episodes, died by hanging at her home in Coburg North, Victoria, between mid-January and 23 February 2011. She was discovered follo…

addiction medicinepsychiatrymethadone
SAhome2022-06-10

Coroner's Finding: Petruzzella, Daniel Sergio

34y · Male·hanging

…-old man on home detention bail with electronic monitoring following family violence allegations, died by hanging on 31 October 2019. He had been arrested 9 August 2019 and released to community corrections on 21 August…

general practicepsychology
WAhome2002-12-24

Inquest into the Death of Delamina Tracey Graham

25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)

…t a block campsite near Boulder, Western Australia. Death was caused by ligature compression of the neck (hanging). The deceased had been in a turbulent relationship characterised by domestic violence and had previously…

VIChome2014-02-12

Finding into death of Sibel Yilmaz

24y · Female·hanging

A 24-year-old woman with longstanding depression, anxiety, and a history of self-harm and suicidal ideation died by hanging following a marital conflict. She had been under care of university counsellors …

psychologypsychiatrycommunicationsertraline
NTmental health2009-04-09

Inquest into the death of Paul Guarini

38y · Male·self-inflicted hanging

…university student with a history of relationship difficulties, suicide attempts, and depression, died by hanging in Cowdy ward at Royal Darwin Hospital on 14 September 2007, within 10 minutes of admission as an involun…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticsystemparoxetine
VIChome

Finding into death of Ross Malcolm Campbell

40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging

…an with a history of family violence perpetration, alcohol abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness, died by hanging. He had attended a Men's Behavioural Change Program in 2011 following a family violence incident, but dec…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemalcohol
VICmental health2014-01-23

Finding into death of Kate Tamma Miller

39y · Female·hanging

Kate Miller, 39, died by hanging at The Melbourne Clinic on 11 October 2011. She had severe borderline personality disorder with recurrent…

psychiatryintensive caresystemdiazepam
QLD2021-09-20

Harris, John Edward

47y · Male·Hanging

John Harris, a 47-year-old life prisoner at Townsville Correctional Centre, died by hanging in his cell on 4 July 2019. He had an elevated baseline suicide risk due to a previous 2012 suicide attem…

correctional healthpsychologyassessmentsystemcarbamazepine
NSW2016-06-10

Inquest into the deaths of Ranjit Singh and Sandeep Thind

38y · Male·hanging in custody

…38M) by strangulation in a McDonald's toilet on 10 August 2013. Singh was remanded in custody and died by hanging in a mental health screening unit cell on 3 September 2013. Clinical lessons: suicide risk assessment in …

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemdelay
QLD2010-10-08

Barker, Jeremy Dylan

27y · Male·Hanging

… Correctional Centre's medical unit for observation as an 'at-risk' prisoner. Four days later, he died by hanging using a bed sheet attached to exposed window bars in the toilet. Critical failures included: housing an a…

psychiatrycorrectional healthcommunicationsystemcarbamazepine
QLD2014-09-16

Hurst, Charles Kingston

38y · Male·Hanging

Charles Hurst, a 38-year-old man with schizophrenia, depression and anxiety, died by hanging in his prison cell while in custody at Maryborough Correctional Centre in November 2012. He had been asse…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemmirtazapine

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