173 results for “chronic stress”
30y · Male·Carbon monoxide poisoning
…se involves no clinical error or medical negligence, it highlights the importance of recognising caregiver stress and mental health deterioration in parents of profoundly disabled children. The father had long been his s…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related to childhood sexual abuse, hepatitis C treated with interferon, and haemochromatosis. On the eveni…
10y · Male·sepsis (fusobacterium necrophorum) complicating right otitis media
…arlier antibiotic treatment. Critical systemic failures included: mother's severe untreated post-traumatic stress disorder and neglect; extremely poor living conditions; chronic school non-attendance (65 of 76 days absen…
36y · Male·Unascertained
…r found he likely died shortly after leaving his car, possibly by suicide given his depressive state, work stress, chronic pain, and recent deep exploration of traumatic past events in therapy. No specific cause of death…
33y · Female·Immersion (drowning) by suicide
Elizabeth Ann Studd, a 33-year-old woman with longstanding borderline personality disorder, died by drowning in the Swan River on 28 August 1999. She had a severely traumatic childhood characterised by emotional neglect,…
59y · Male·inhalation of products of combustion and effects of heat
…itions created by overfilled containers in a confined space. While Howard experienced documented workplace stress and anxiety over 27 years, his GP and mental health providers had not identified imminent suicide risk. Or…
39y · Female·multiple drug toxicity (etizolam and carisoprodol as major components)
… toxicity involving benzodiazepines (etizolam, carisoprodol) sourced from the dark web, in the context of chronic borderline personality disorder and complex PTSD with lifelong suicidality. She was managed by an intensi…
73y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
…evere coronary atherosclerosis with multiple blocked coronary vessels and grafts, making him vulnerable to stress-induced myocardial infarction. The coroner concluded the emotional stress of false accusation combined wit…
24y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity
Matthew Neil Hardy Tonkin was a 24-year-old Australian Army veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain who died from bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity. He engaged in pr…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Glenn Sturley Meyer, aged 45, died from mixed drug toxicity on 22 August 2019. He had chronic pain, PTSD, depression and anxiety managed with oxycodone and diazepam. He also had obesity and probable …
38y · Male·Combined effects of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly, with methylamphet…
…ac pathology; Aboriginal men have elevated risk factors for early coronary disease; and exertional cardiac stress in unscreened high-risk patients can be catastrophic. Earlier medical engagement, diabetes management, car…
50y · Female·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydr…
A 50-year-old woman with chronic pain from a work-related back injury died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline…
48y · Male·gunshot wound to chest
…police, but identified Peter's untreated mental health conditions (PTSD, borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality), substance use, and easy access to a realistic gel blaster as contributing factors. The coro…
81y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with acute on chronic renal failure
An 81-year-old man with chronic respiratory disease and renal failure died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chro…
46y · Male·Unknown - possible causes include traumatic injury or dehydration in remote terr…
…nical lessons centre on recognition of acute psychological crisis in the context of criminal investigation stress, depression and substance use. Early intervention by occupational health, mental health assessment after p…
69y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease and chronic congestive cardiac failure
… end-stage interstitial lung disease, biventricular heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and chronic renal impairment died at Flinders Medical Centre. He had a history of medication non-compliance leading t…
33y · Unknown·neck compression secondary to hanging
…D, died by hanging while remanded in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre on 2 September 2023. They had a chronic high risk of suicide with multiple prior attempts. At the time of death, they were on a S4 suicide risk r…
37y · Male·asphyxia due to oxygen deprivation secondary to inhalation of helium
Andrew Nolan Christie, a 37-year-old former soldier with PTSD and back pain, died by suicide using helium inhalation on 16 August 2017. Key clinical lessons: (1) Military veterans with untreated PTSD and relationship bre…
41y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
VNP was a 41-year-old woman with longstanding bipolar disorder type 1, chronic pain from endometriosis, and substance misuse history who died by suicide on 10 July 2023. She had experi…
93y · Male·general inanition on a background of cognitive impairment, congestive cardiac fa…
A 93-year-old man with dementia, heart failure, and chronic renal disease died of general inanition following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at an aged care faci…
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