64 results for “depressive symptoms”
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 obstructive sleep apn…
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 79-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarctions, coronary artery bypass graft, schizophrenia, and ischaemic heart disease died of acute cardiac failure while detained in a mental health facility. He had been a…
59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck
Paul McLoughlin, a 59-year-old man with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and heavy cannabis use, died by suicide via incised neck wounds while on day leave from Graylands Hospital. He w…
72y · Female·Pneumonia as a consequence of chronic obstructive airway disease
…died from pneumonia complicated by chronic obstructive airway disease. She had presented with respiratory symptoms on 27 and 29 September 2020 and was appropriately hospitalised on 29 September. Clinically, she deteriora…
73y · Female·UNASCERTAINED
Hilda Billman, a 73-year-old woman with paranoid schizophrenia, absconded from Bendigo Psychiatric Centre on 6 September 1996 while an involuntary patient. She had been informed of planned electroconvulsive therapy and l…
18y · Male·Sodium nitrite toxicity
…mportance of timely access to specialist mental health services for young people with treatment-resistant symptoms; recognising the role of social isolation and pandemic-related stressors in mental health deterioration; …
49y · Male·Hanging
…nitoring, a hospital admission would have been prudent given the persistent suicidal ideation, continuing symptoms despite treatment, and the partner's expressed concerns. The coroner found the approach was within broad …
68y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with carcinoma in the lung and chronic obstructive pul…
…urred without clear deterioration warning signs for prison medical staff; (5) after discharge, persistent symptoms despite antibiotics should have triggered hospital reassessment; (6) cognitive bias from previous similar…
15y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…ina Hotich from July-November 2011, presenting with suicidal ideation, self-harm, and moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. Despite evidence of clinical deterioration, risk escalation, and concerning features (possible…
28y · Male·hanging
Aaron Nathan Stagg, 28-year-old man with likely Asperger's Syndrome and emerging paranoid psychosis, died by hanging on 5 March 2010 after a period of disengagement from mental health services. He was referred to Top End…
27y · Male·hanging
…gagement and reduced monitoring. Although Mr Alieff received his depot medication regularly and showed no symptoms of relapse at his last assessment on 20 April 2009, he had only one medical review in 4 months and missed…
39y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Roland Ashbolt, a 39-year-old man remanded in custody with schizophrenia, died from clozapine toxicity. He had been prescribed clozapine (400mg daily) from January 2022 with good clinical response and therapeutic levels.…
59y · Male·head injuries
…al health facility in April 2021. He developed sudden onset severe mental illness (anxiety disorder with depressive features, with possible psychotic depression) triggered by debilitating vestibular symptoms. Despite rap…
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
Kirstan McRae-Jansen, a 31-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using an LPG bottle. She was under Community Treatment Order with E…
36y · Male·hanging
…rison industries area was accessible to prisoners. The coroner emphasised that while Mr Turner had shown depressive symptoms requiring monitoring, the immediate preventable factor was the failure to attempt resuscitation…
27y · Male·Asphyxia due to plastic bag asphyxia with inhalation of argon gas
…ental health struggles and reluctance to seek help. Clinical lessons include recognizing that persistent depressive symptoms requiring ongoing monitoring, even when a person refuses formal treatment; understanding trauma…
63y · Male·Incised injuries to the neck and upper limbs
…dication non-adherence monitoring, and awareness of CTE as a potential contributing factor to psychiatric symptoms and suicide risk in former athletes with head injury history.
64y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a height
… jumping from a cliff at the Skillion near Terrigal. Over 18 months, his mental health deteriorated with depressive symptoms, hypochondriacal beliefs about toxic exposure from home materials, and passive suicidal ideatio…
88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…
An 88-year-old man with mild cognitive impairment and recent depressive symptoms ran in front of a stationary truck on Burke Road Melbourne and was struck. He was admitted to A…
48y · Male·Hanging (partially suspended hanging using shoelaces as ligature)
Robert Harold Gerard, aged 48, died by hanging in Risdon Prison in May 2022 while on remand for serious charges. He had paranoid schizophrenia, a long history of substance abuse, and was experiencing depression and suici…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.