142 results for “severe chronic depression”
68y · Male·Hanging
Kent Thomas, aged 68, died by hanging in December 2018. He had experienced chronic tinnitus since 2013 which severely impacted his mental health and quality of life. Despite referral to me…
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
A 60-year-old man with severe emphysema, atherosclerotic coronary disease, and secondary pulmonary hypertension died at home. He had a h…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
Allan Phipps was a 76-year-old man with a known thoracic aortic aneurysm and severe depression admitted to Austin Hospital in October 2012 for unstable angina and depression management. His …
70y · Female·end stage dementia
… February 2017. Initially placed in aged care respite, she required hospital-level psychiatric care due to severe agitation, violence, and behavioural disturbances related to Alzheimer's dementia. At RGH, she received an…
55y · Female·Plastic bag suffocation
Alison Copeland, aged 55, died by plastic bag suffocation after living with severe physical disability and depression since suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage in 1995. She had made multip…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
…ember 2020. He had a lifelong history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming from severe childhood neglect and abuse, chronic anxiety, substance use, and repeated self-harm. Medical care provided…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
…evated tramadol with benzodiazepines (alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam, oxazepam) causing synergistic CNS depression. Evidence suggests Emma consumed significantly more tramadol than prescribed (up to 850mg versus 450-500…
34y · Male·multiple injuries
Paul Dickson, a 34-year-old man with severe paranoid schizophrenia managed on a Community Treatment Order, died by suicide on 11 November 2013 after s…
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
… valve stenosis while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted following severe depression, suicidal ideation, and self-neglect after multiple family bereavements. Six days into admissio…
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
Andrew Peter De Julia, a 61-year-old man with Prader-Willi syndrome, complex medical history including severe ischaemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died of ischaemic heart disease complicated by aspira…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
…tone toxicity in her Sydney apartment on 27-28 May 2016. She had a long history of mental health issues, depression, substance use, and prior self-harm. She had recently obtained pentobarbitone from Mexico via internet, …
47y · Male·Multi organ failure and sepsis complicating ulcerating colitis and intestinal ob…
…vid Waymouth, a 47-year-old prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including hepatitis C, obesity, chronic pain requiring methadone, and depression, fell from his bed in prison and sustained a right hip fracture.…
66y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of exhaust gases from a lawn mower
Paul William Green, a 66-year-old retired engineer with longstanding depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic alcohol abuse, died by intentional carbon monoxide poisoning from a lawn mow…
50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…
Ms RF, a 50-year-old woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodon…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
… methadone, died from bronchopneumonia with a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use. He suffered chronic severe asthma and recurrent chest infections. Key clinical issues: (1) Methadone's respiratory depressant…
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
Martin Towns, 38, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma after a fall while severely intoxicated on 30 December 2015. He had a chronic subdural…
60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…
… Hakea who died at Fiona Stanley Hospital on 27 September 2024 from pulmonary tuberculosis superimposed on severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was hospitalized for 109 days across two admissions. In May 2024…
41y · Male·complications of acute alcohol intoxication
Anthony Gilbert, a 41-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and depression, died from complications of acute alcohol intoxication after police ret…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
Anthony Gaylard, a 56-year-old man with severe intellectual disability living in residential care, suffered a cardiac arrest on 14 September 2012 (note: …
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propofol, sevoflurane and others)
…e accessed from unlocked theatre trolleys and administered to herself at home. She had a long history of depression, anxiety, chronic migraines, insomnia and prior self-harm. The anaesthetic agents likely provided tempor…
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