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TAScommunity2022-04-29

Coroner's Finding: Mawer, Stephen Charles

45y · Male·Self-inflicted burns (80-90% full and partial thickness burns across body)

Stephen Mawer, a 45-year-old man with longstanding depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, died from severe burns sustained when he deliberately set himself alight during a …

general practicepsychiatry
NSWcommunity2017-06-09

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Katherine ACKLING-BRYEN

37y · Female·open finding - undetermined

Katherine Ackling-Bryen disappeared on 19 February 2016 and is presumed dead. She had a history of schizophreniform psychosis with a 2013 hospitalisation during which she expressed suicidal ideation. Post-discharge, she …

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationanti-psychotic medication
VICcommunity2024-05-15

Finding into death of Denise Lucina Roberts

63y · Female·Combined features of bronchopneumonia, emphysema and ischaemic heart disease on …

A 63-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, liver cirrhosis, and chronic drug use died from bronchopneumonia, emphysema, and ischaemic heart disease…

general practiceaddiction medicinecommunicationsystemdiazepam
VICcommunityPodcast2024-03-15

Finding into death of Colleen Mary South

58y · Female·Unascertained

…ad a significant psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, managed with antipsychotic and mood-stabilising medications, though she had poor medication compliance. …

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdelayaripiprazole
NSWmental health2020-11-27

Inquest into the death of JP

46y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging

… discharge into custody without psychiatric assessment or support; no discussion of her identified severe anxiety about returning to prison; a hiatus in nursing observations during the critical period; and failure to re…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationprocedural
VIChome2025-10-16

Finding into death of Ms YPM

27y · Female·Hanging

Ms YPM, a 27-year-old woman with a long history of borderline personality traits, depression, anxiety and eating disorder, died by hanging on 17 May 2020. In the preceding two weeks, she presented to Alfred …

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationdelayagomelatine
VIChospital2003-06-29

Finding into death of Mohammed Tartourssi

3y · Male·unascertained

… better coordination between multiple healthcare providers. The coroner noted the mother exhibited health anxiety and symptom exaggeration, though not intentional fabrication.

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticsystemsalbutamol
TAShome2025-08-01

Coroner's Finding: de-identified UV

33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

A 33-year-old man with complex psychiatric history (bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, autism, ADHD) and long-standing substance use disorder died from mixed drug toxicity. Postmortem toxicology revealed high-co…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationmorphine
NSWmental health2024-09-30

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of KL

62y · Male·not stated - body never found

KL, a 62-year-old journalist with a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) i…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemvenlafaxine
TAS2023-06-30

Coroner's Finding: Barron Rickie Underwood

61y · Male·hanging, the result of actions undertaken by the deceased alone, voluntarily and…

…y 2022. He had been incarcerated since 2019 for sexual offences and received appropriate medical care for anxiety and depression while in custody. Despite his wife observing concerning behavioural changes (mood cycling,…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemantidepressant medication
NSW2020-12-11

Inquest into the death of SB -findings - 11 December 2020

38y · Male·asphyxiation by ligature

A 38-year-old man remanded in custody died by hanging in his prison cell. He faced serious criminal charges and had raised mental health concerns with prison clinicians, being prescribed antidepressants and antipsychotic…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemmirtazapine
WAcommunity2022-08-18

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Nicholas PAVLIDIS

Male·Unknown - presumed deceased from exposure, heat exhaustion, or injury during unp…

Nicholas Pavlidis disappeared in October 2015 from Yanchep, Western Australia. He was last seen alive on 14 October 2015 by a friend. His vehicle was found abandoned in a pine plantation on 24 October 2015. Despite exten…

general practicepsychologysystemdelayfluoxetine
TAShome2023-05-25

Coroner's Finding: CE de-identified

69y · Male·amitriptyline and alcohol toxicity with ischaemic heart disease

A 69-year-old man with longstanding anxiety, depression, heavy alcohol use, and multiple prior intentional overdoses of amitriptyline died from combi…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationamitriptyline
VIChome2023-05-04

Finding into death of Jodie Overstead

34y · Female·Multi drug toxicity

Jodie Overstead, a 34-year-old with epilepsy, anxiety, and chronic pain, died from multi-drug toxicity involving tramadol, codeine, amitriptyline, benzodiazepi…

general practicepain medicinediagnosticmedicationtramadol
VIChome2021-12-17

Finding into death of B H

49y · Male·hanging

A 49-year-old man with a history of PTSD, depression and anxiety died by suicide following police service of a warrant to vary a family violence intervention order. He le…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemantidepressant medication
VIChome2025-08-21

Finding into death of Ryan Andrew Robinson

31y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, bromazolam, metonitazine, protonitazene, methamphet…

Ryan Robinson, a 31-year-old man with longstanding opioid use disorder and complex mental health conditions, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, novel psychoactive substances (nitazenes: metonitazene and prot…

general practiceaddiction medicineheroin
VIChome2011-08-16

Finding into death of Luciano T

75y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head

…hot his wife in the face and then fatally shot himself. He had been under psychiatric care since 2002 for anxiety, depression and pathological jealousy, diagnosed as 'Delusional Jealousy Syndrome' by his psychiatrist. D…

psychiatryneurologyoxazepam
NSWcommunity2014-07-18

Inquest into the death of Pat MORENA

24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …

…er found his death resulted from a combination of factors: methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, anxiety, morbid obesity, and compromised cardiorespiratory function from brief prone restraint. While restraint c…

forensic medicinetoxicologysystemmethamphetamine
NSWcommunity2023-09-05

Inquest into the death of Daniel Bolton

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…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationcannabis
VICmental health2019-10-29

Finding into death of Elizabeth Honor Ewart

55y · Female·Unascertained

Elizabeth Ewart, aged 55, died at The Melbourne Clinic on 27 February 2017. She had bipolar disorder, anxiety and schizoaffective disorder. After administering PRN Olanzapine 2.5mg at 4:35pm for agitation, Nurse Coo…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemolanzapine
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