158 results for “major_depression”
65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
Carol Austin, 65, died by plastic bag asphyxia at her home in Wangaratta in August 2018. She had a 20-year history of depression and had recently experienced suicidal ideation, a suicide attempt, and burns injury requiri…
Female·unascertained
Two Indigenous women from the Pilbara disappeared in late 1998 without trace: Veronica Lockyer (33 years old) and her infant daughter Adell Partridge (7 months old). Veronica was last seen at a Centrelink office in South…
60y · Female·undetermined
Margaret Elizabeth Hills, a 60-year-old woman with chronic pain and depression from a work-related spinal injury, disappeared on 2 February 2010 from her home in Katoomba, NSW. Her skeletal remains were discovered nearly…
59y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to compression of the neck in the circu…
A 59-year-old woman with major depression died by hanging using her dressing gown tie while a voluntary inpatient at a private psychiatric clinic. She was assessed as low-risk and had no restriction on ligature access. D…
50y · Female·mixed tablet overdosage (quetiapine and venlafaxine with codeine)
Treenor Heather Randall, a 50-year-old registered nurse, died from mixed tablet overdose (quetiapine and venlafaxine) following a progressive mental health decline. After work-related stress in late 2002, she developed d…
34y · Male·hanging
John Sydney Farmer, aged 34, died by hanging at his home on 23 May 2008, six hours after being granted leave from psychiatric detention at Woodleigh House. He had attempted suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning two days e…
28y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
Matthew Liddell, a 28-year-old former Navy serviceman with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression following the 1998 HMAS Westralia fire, died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital. He had been admitted on 8…
50y · Female·Hanging
A 50-year-old woman died by hanging in December 2017 after a relationship characterised by family violence and her own depression. She had been in an intimate partner violence situation for years, had presented to ED wit…
52y · Male·Hanging
A 52-year-old man with a 25-year history of depression, anxiety, and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) died by hanging. He had recent contact with mental health services including a psychiatrist, psychologist sp…
31y · Male·Hanging
Mr A, a 31-year-old man with a history of family violence, substance misuse, and mental health issues, died by hanging in April 2018. Key clinical lessons include: (1) the importance of regular, systematic mental health …
49y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
Peter Quin-Conroy, aged 49, died by self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home on 23 August 2010. He had a 15-year history of schizophrenia (paranoid type), major depression, mixed anxiety disorder, and auditory hallucinat…
44y · Female·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
A 44-year-old woman died by hanging following rape in 2014 and protracted criminal proceedings. She experienced ongoing trauma and PTSD exacerbated by reopening her complaint and multiple court processes. She had multipl…
22y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
Christopher Ritson, a 22-year-old with severe alcohol and polysubstance dependence (ICE, cannabis), depression, anxiety and social phobia, died by suicide via hanging on 17 March 2020, four days after discharge from hosp…
61y · Male·Unknown
Dale Waverley Nicholson, a 61-year-old man with a history of depression, alcohol and cannabis use, and a previous suicide attempt in 2012, disappeared from his home in New Norfolk, Tasmania on 10 December 2016. Despite e…
44y · Male·Complications of blunt head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (cycl…
A 44-year-old psychiatric nurse died from complications of blunt head injuries sustained when struck by a cyclist while cycling. The driver, who caused the collision, had a documented psychiatric history including schizo…
90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating community acquired pneumonia
A 90-year-old man died of aspiration pneumonia complicating community-acquired pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act following a suicide attempt. He presented with a sternal fracture and pneumonia, and was…
42y · Female·salt water drowning
Sandra Sanders, aged 42, a detaineε psychiatric patient, died by saltwater drowning after absconding from Woodleigh House psychiatric unit on 3 September 1997. She had presented with major depression with psychotic featu…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries as a result of being struck by a train
A 50-year-old ICU nurse at Cabrini Hospital died by suicide by stepping in front of a train after experiencing a cascade of adverse events. In October 2009, he attended work while intoxicated following personal stress, l…
Female·Hanging
The deceased was a woman with a long history of heroin abuse, benzodiazepine misuse, and mental health issues including depression and psychotic behaviour. She received treatment for opiate dependence at North Yarra Comm…
35y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
Daniel Mayes, a 35-year-old with Type 1 diabetes, died by hanging at his home. His death followed relationship breakdown and online harassment from his former partner and an acquaintance. Three weeks before death, he rec…
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