367 results for “general anxiety disorder”
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
29y · Male·hanging
…ention at Villawood, died by hanging on 12 December 2020. He had a history of substance-induced psychotic disorder and was prescribed antipsychotic medication. The inquest examined whether his mental health care was adeq…
40y · Male·Gunshot wound to neck
Benjamin Freear, aged 40, died from a gunshot wound to the neck sustained during a police siege on 8 December 2019 in rural Queensland. He had been diagnosed with ADHD in April 2018 and prescribed dexamphetamine by psych…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
FDS, a 34-year-old male recently released from prison, died from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin in a public toilet. He had a long-standing complex drug history and relapsed shortly after release despite parol…
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
Mrs Edwards, a 32-year-old woman with severe depression and psychiatric history, was found dead in bed. Autopsy revealed opiate toxicity with high levels of morphine and codeine. Toxicology expert opinion indicated morph…
55y · Male·Hanging
…lly, 55, died by hanging 4 days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for major depressive disorder with suicidality. He had made 3 suicide attempts in the week before admission. During hospitalisation, st…
50y · Male·unascertained
… lessons include: the critical importance of coordinated discharge planning for patients with alcohol use disorder and housing insecurity; ensuring homeless patients receive appointment information via accessible methods…
29y · Female·Exsanguination caused by a single stab wound to left lung
Jenny Lee Cook, age 29, died from a stab wound to the chest on 19 January 2009. Police concluded suicide within 20 hours but the investigation was fundamentally inadequate. Critical evidence was not obtained: Mr Cook's m…
68y · Male·Head injuries
Stephen O'Brien, aged 68, died from head injuries inflicted by his adult son Scott in a family violence incident. Stephen had been the primary carer for Scott, who had untreated mental illness (suspected schizophrenia), …
24y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
Boe Luke Memery, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died by hanging on 19 May 2019 following a relationship breakdown. He had a history of depression, self-harm, and previous suicide attempts. In the weeks before his death, h…
Female·Drowning (suicide)
Melissa Maree Blake died by suicide by drowning on 16 January 2007 while receiving community-based treatment for psychotic depression, which developed following a miscarriage. She was referred to Sunshine Coast Mental He…
55y · Male·Complications of alcohol use disorder
Dushyanthan Visvanathan, a 55-year-old man with alcohol use disorder and prior withdrawal seizure, died in custody at MRRC from complications of alcohol use disorder. Critica…
35y · Male·Hanging
Brett McDonnell, a 36-year-old man, died by hanging in January 2018 while subject to a Community Corrections Order and facing pending criminal charges. He had a history of depression treated with Pristiq since 2015, but …
56y · Female·Bronchial asthma and emphysema
A 56-year-old woman with long-standing schizophrenia, COPD, emphysema, and heavy smoking died during overnight leave from psychiatric hospitalisation. She was granted leave to check on her cat at her remote home on 24 Ma…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Lesley Margaret Cu…
Heather Glendinning, severely mentally ill with chronic paranoid delusions exacerbated by cannabis abuse and stress from family court proceedings, killed her daughters Jane and Jessica on 5 December 2011, then took her o…
44y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (elevated pregabalin, temazepam, oxazepam, ibuprofen, mel…
Caitlin-Lei Alaya, a 44-year-old woman with fibromyalgia, PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation, died from combined drug toxicity (elevated pregabalin, temazepam, ibuprofen, meloxicam). She survived a suicide attempt on…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) in a man with cor…
James Dougan, 32-year-old man with longstanding polysubstance abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He engaged in prescript…
45y · Female·Compression of the neck in circumstances of hanging
…in an organisationally toxic workplace. Within weeks she became severely distressed with major depressive disorder and insomnia. Despite clear evidence of acute distress on 15 March 2018 (a breakdown at work), she return…
48y · Female·Sepsis due to pulmonary and cutaneous infections, with urinary tract infection a…
A 48-year-old tetraplegic woman died from sepsis originating from a necrotic sacral pressure wound. Multiple system failures contributed: inadequate pressure sore prevention at the disability care provider (air mattress …
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, predominantly propoxyphene (Doloxene)
A 57-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity, predominantly propoxyphene (Doloxene), combined with benzodiazepines. His GP of 13 years prescribed Doloxene for 10 years despite documented alcohol abuse history, which w…
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