867 results for “anxiety”
26y · Male·hanging
Azhar Abdul, aged 26, died by hanging in Bathurst Correctional Complex while in protective custody. He had requested removal from the Honour House program on 27 February 2022, citing external threats and a debt to motorc…
41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging) and penetrating sharp force injury (s…
…ssons include: (1) Critical failures in mental health assessment—Corey's disclosure of hearing voices and anxiety (21 August 2024) and his urgent request for a nurse appointment (14 October 2024) were not appropriately …
36y · Male·Unascertained
A 36-year-old male psychiatrist disappeared on 25 January 2023 and is presumed deceased. He had treatment-resistant depression, was in significant pain from a recent back injury, and was prescribed opioids (Lyrica, Endon…
23y · Male·Drowning
Najeebullah Rafee, a 23-year-old ANU international relations student and Afghan refugee, drowned on 25 October 2020 at Cotter Bend, a promoted ACT river recreation area. A non-swimmer, he attempted to use a small flotati…
17y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries after being struck by a train
17-year-old X died by suicide on 18 December 2012 after being struck by a train. She received multiple psychiatric admissions and CAMHS outpatient care from July-December 2012 for suicidal ideation, overdose attempts, an…
51y · Male·Injuries sustained in a train incident
…sk assessment in mental health patients and the need for vigilant identification of warning signs such as anxiety and depressed mood.
43y · Female·Complications of obesity including cardiomegaly
Katrina Jane Cervasio, a 43-year-old woman with intellectual disability, obesity, sleep apnoea, and cerebral palsy, died from complications of obesity including cardiomegaly while living in a disability services group ho…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
… of substance use managed by a single GP. Dr W. co-prescribed benzodiazepines (Diazepam and Oxazepam) for anxiety and insomnia, outside standard guidelines but justified in context. The patient refused psychiatric servi…
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…h major depression, marital breakdown, and alcohol use disorder. Although clinicians noted severe stress, anxiety, and depression on structured assessment tools, the focus on stated intent and absence of active suicidal…
27y · Female·Pentobarbitone toxicity
A 27-year-old veterinary nurse with a 5-year history of depression died from pentobarbitone toxicity self-administered at her workplace. She had two previous suicide attempts (2010, 2011) both involving alcohol. On the e…
31y · Male·Hanging
Benjamin Mills, a 31-year-old prisoner with depression receiving psychological support, died by hanging in his cell at Barwon Prison. Despite ongoing mental health treatment and plans for transfer to a safer unit, he was…
38y · Male·Aspiration of Gastric Content and Combined Drug Toxicity (Methadone, Benzodiazep…
A 38-year-old man died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine and alprazolam. He had confused the day of the week and self-administered two…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Daniel Lewis, aged 36, died from gunshot wounds after police responded to a domestic violence call. Lewis had a history of brain injury from age 11, substance abuse, mental health issues including PTSD and drug-induced p…
30y · Male·gunshot wound to the head as a result of a police operation
Danukul Mokmool, aged 30, died on 26 July 2017 after being shot by NSW Police at Central Railway Station following a mental health crisis. He was experiencing acute psychosis with paranoid delusions that his family inten…
56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…
Marianne Steer, 56, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline, and mirtazapine. She had a long history of substance dependence and had voluntarily ceased methadone treatment five month…
56y · Female·Acute combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old woman died from acute combined drug toxicity following a fall in her bathroom on 12 March 2015. She had recently transitioned from oxycodone to tramadol for chronic pain management due to concerns about opi…
17y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Alec Meikle was a 17-year-old apprentice in New South Wales who experienced bullying and harassment at his workplace at Downer EDI from January to May 2008. The incidents included creation of a 'Sphincter Dilation Chart'…
62y · Male·drowning/immersion due to multiple drug intoxication (methamphetamine, diazepam,…
Julian Wlodarczyk, a 62-year-old, drove off the Daintree River Ferry into the water after midnight on 30 April 2013 and drowned. Autopsy showed multiple drug intoxication (methamphetamine at potentially lethal levels, di…
61y · Male·hanging
Andrew Robert Young, a 61-year-old man with lifelong depression and social phobia, died by hanging on 13-14 January 2020. He had received consistent psychiatric care from an experienced psychiatrist for 16 years using su…
36y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam…
Damian Crump, aged 36, was an intensive care paramedic with Ambulance Tasmania who died by suicide on 23 December 2016 by deliberately consuming fatal quantities of morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam stolen f…
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