367 results for “general anxiety disorder”
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
…ug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two general practitioners prescribed long-term benzodiazepines (diazepam, temazepam) and quetiapine over years withou…
30y · Female·Multi organ failure from hydrochloric acid ingestion
Ms P, a 30-year-old woman with recent-onset depression and anxiety, died from multi-organ failure following intentional hydrochloric acid ingestion on 22 September 2008. Sh…
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
Liam Scorsese, 31, died from gunshot wounds inflicted by police during a confrontation at his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and…
48y · Male·combined drug intoxication from morphine and quetiapine
…trates the critical importance of inter-practitioner communication in complex patients with substance use disorder, particularly when patients present with credible histories but atypical profiles for the treating practi…
52y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia and asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
Diane Bell, a 53-year-old woman with delusional disorder and chronic suicidal ideation, died by argon gas inhalation in June 2017. She had been under care of Nort…
23y · Male·Drowning
Najeebullah Rafee, a 23-year-old ANU international relations student and Afghan refugee, drowned on 25 October 2020 at Cotter Bend, a promoted ACT river recreation area. A non-swimmer, he attempted to use a small flotati…
30y · Male·Gunshot wound to the neck and head
…to avoid arrest by police. He had a history of drug addiction, mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, and substantial criminal history. During community supervision following release f…
53y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT) without evidence of clinical improvement, inadequate handover to his general practitioner lacking essential information about medication duration, dosing history, monitoring requirem…
44y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…uetiapine, codeine, diazepam, fluoxetine). He had complex psychiatric history with factitious and somatic disorders, chronic pain, and documented drug-seeking behaviour. His GP had implemented strict weekly medication pa…
61y · Male·asphyxial death due to hanging
Paul Stephen Scott, aged 61, died by hanging while on leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to Spencer Clinic on 11 January 2018 with suicidal ideation and complex psychiatric presentation. Despite …
43y · Male·Hanging
A 43-year-old man remanded in custody for serious sexual offences against children died by hanging in an older prison cell. While he expressed fears about safety and had passive suicidal ideation months before his death,…
29y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate, methylamphetamine, amphetamine, diaz…
…ine, amphetamine, diazepam). She had multiple mental health diagnoses including PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and postnatal depression. Her son was removed to foster care following a family violence incident in Aug…
50y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
…e oxygen. He had chronic mental health issues including depression and suicidal ideation, and alcohol use disorder. Despite being referred to palliative care and mental health services, he did not engage with follow-up c…
23y · Male·injuries sustained when struck by train
Jarrod Christie, 23, a voluntary then involuntary psychiatric inpatient at Maroondah Hospital, absconded from the high-dependency unit on 22 December 2012 and died by suicide. Clinical lessons include: (1) GPs should ful…
22y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to suffocation
…ocation in a Casuarina Prison cell on 25 August 1999. Rapley was a prisoner with a history of depression, anxiety, and past self-harm attempts, though he was inconsistent in reporting these to authorities. He was return…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries from pedestrian motor vehicle collision; suicide by stepping i…
Jennifer Bell, a 34-year-old woman with severe postnatal depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder, died by suicide on 2 October 2007 after stepping into the path of a…
51y · Male·Hanging
A 51-year-old man with mild intellectual disability from childhood head injury died by hanging following family violence separation. He perpetrated physical, emotional and verbal abuse against his wife and children over …
34y · Male·mixed drug overdose (heroin, methadone, codeine, diazepam, nitrazepam, oxazepam …
…ce use and social chaos; (2) inadequate risk assessment and mental health screening despite substance use disorder; (3) lack of coordination between multiple prescribers allowing dangerous benzodiazepine accumulation; an…
37y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
Brett Walker, 37, was shot by police on 9 July 2022 after a domestic violence incident 23 days post-release from prison. He had long-standing drug addiction and mental health issues including paranoid ideation, particula…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity involving oxycodone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, nordiazep…
A 48-year-old woman with epilepsy, depression, anxiety and documented drug dependence died from combined toxicity of oxycodone, benzodiazepines, amitriptyline a…
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