Coronial

29 results for adjustment disorder with depressed mood

WAhome2019-09-27

Inquest into the Death of Paul STRANGE

30y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…ligature compression of the neck eleven days after discharge from Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) for depression with chronic suicidality. He had a documented history of multiple suicide attempts by strangulation and was init…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemduloxetine
QLD2018-05-16

Houdini, Franky

41y · Male·Hanging

Franky Houdini, aged 41, died by hanging in his prison cell at Wolston Correctional Centre on 2 June 2015. He was subject to an involuntary treatment order for paranoid schizophrenia and was undergoing dangerous prisoner…

psychiatrycorrectional healthcommunicationsystemrisperidone
SAhospital2006-06-22

Coroner's Finding: MERRITT Christopher Simon

24y · Male·0.22 calibre gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)

Christopher Merritt, a 24-year-old man with a history of reactive depression triggered by relationship breakdowns, presented to his GP Dr W. on 30 June…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationcitalopram
VIChome2026-01-06

Finding into death of Michelle Margaret Darragh

32y · Female·Stab wound to the back extending into the posterior neck, causing subtotal trans…

…social worker, was fatally stabbed by her former partner Benjamin Coman on 9 October 2021. She was pregnant with their third child. The relationship involved progressive coercive control, financial abuse, obsessive jealo…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationsertraline
NSWmental health2016-02-05

Inquest into the death of SS

48y · Male·hanging, intentionally self-inflicted

SS, a 48-year-old male with treatment-resistant depression and chronic suicidal ideation, died by hanging in Boronia Park, NSW in June …

psychiatrycommunicationsystemlithium
QLD2007-05-16

Davis, Jodie Maree

24y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to cardiac arrest due to hanging

…s high suicide risk. At the time of death, prison psychology staff were very junior (4-3 months experience) with no formal suicide prevention training. Critical system failures included: lack of access to medical records…

psychiatrypsychologysystemcommunication
VIChome2025

Finding into death of Ms HRZ

48y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging

…leading to her arrest and traumatic police interview. This systems abuse—compounded by cultural shame fears within her Turkish community—precipitated rapid mental health deterioration despite psychological support. She f…

general practicepsychologysystemcommunication
VIChospital2025-01-10

Finding into death of William Thomas Gourley

39y · Male·Effects of fire (self-immolation)

William Gourley, a 39-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man with a long history of mental illness, depression, cannabis dependence, and psychosis, presented to the Latrobe …

emergency medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationolanzapine
NSWhospital2019-11-21

Inquest into the death of Ross MARTIN

56y · Male·acute pentobarbitone toxicity

Ross Martin, a 56-year-old man with a long history of depression, died from acute pentobarbitone (Nembutal) toxicity obtained online, combined …

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationpentobarbitone

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