51 results for “separation anxiety disorder”
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…
43y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
… her or assess family violence risk. A mental health assessment post-mortem indicated possible delusional disorder. The coroner identified that clinicians lacked adequate tools and training to recognise perpetrator-focus…
31y · Male·hanging
…oval occurred in early hours of 17 April 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown. B W had long-standing depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse, was under financial and parenting stress, and had made previous suicide threats. Pol…
42y · Male·incised wound to the neck
Wesley Robert Jennings, a 42-year-old male with long-standing depression, anxiety, hepatitis C and substance use history, died by suicide by incised neck wound whilst on remand in prison.…
51y · Male·Hanging
…n with mild intellectual disability from childhood head injury died by hanging following family violence separation. He perpetrated physical, emotional and verbal abuse against his wife and children over two years. After…
Troy Thomas Lee: acute neck compression due to hanging; Scott Leslie Matthews: m…
…hat courts be encouraged to impose supervised intervention programs. Key clinical lessons: depression and anxiety require active follow-up; recent trauma/stressors increase risk; medication prescriptions for depressed p…
62y · Male·Self-inflicted intentional hanging
…han asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre on 15 June 2013. He had experienced anxiety, depression and PTSD during detention and was under psychological care. Although he never explicitly expr…
43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…
A 43-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from combined drug toxicity involving eigh…
25y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Karl Melo-Richards, a 25-year-old man with a long history of depression and suicidal ideation since age 14-15, went missing on 2 September 2016. Despite extensive police investigations and searches, his body was never fo…
24y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…ts. In the weeks before his death, he experienced multiple psychosocial stressors including relationship separation, legal proceedings, and unstable housing. He accessed mental health support through Mallee District Abor…
25y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
CM, a 25-year-old woman experiencing depression, anxiety, and substance misuse, died by suicide while in an intimate partner relationship characterised by documen…
53y · Male·Multiple gunshot injuries
…ing unresolved childhood trauma, affected by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, developed acute paranoia and anxiety. Believed people were hacking his devices and tracking him. When school welfare staff contacted police ab…
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…e suicide risk assessment when patients present with major depression, marital breakdown, and alcohol use disorder. Although clinicians noted severe stress, anxiety, and depression on structured assessment tools, the foc…
38y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and organ failure following compression of the neck (hangin…
…ker died by suicide after being released from immigration detention on a bridging visa. He had documented anxiety and trauma history during detention, managed by psychiatrist Dr A. who recommended community release with…
44y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosami…
A 44-year-old female veterinarian died from mixed drug toxicity involving buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosamide. She had a 18-19 year history of opioid addiction, initially using heroin recreation…
43y · Male·Hanging
A 43-year-old man remanded in custody for serious sexual offences against children died by hanging in an older prison cell. While he expressed fears about safety and had passive suicidal ideation months before his death,…
22y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of hanging
Tane Chatfield, a 22-year-old Aboriginal man, died by hanging in his prison cell at Tamworth Correctional Centre on 20 September 2017. He had been admitted to hospital the preceding night with seizures, assessed as unlik…
15y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…out-of-home care died by hanging following relationship breakdown. He experienced foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, early trauma and neglect, and 34 different living arrangements. Despite specialist mental health and pae…
31y · Male·Hanging
31-year-old male with borderline personality disorder, alcohol use disorder, and history of self-harm died by hanging. He had multiple presentations to emergen…
41y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Owen Weazel, a 41-year-old Wakka Wakka man with chronic mental health issues, substance use disorder and previous suicide attempts, was found hanging in his cell at Albany Regional Prison on 10 August 2023.…
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