114 results for “insomnia”
52y · Male·Effects of fire
A 52-year-old man with chronic substance abuse, anxiety, depression, benzodiazepine dependence and hepatitis C died in a deliberately lit house fire. He was asleep and alone in his front bedroom when the fire started on …
45y · Female·Compression of the neck in circumstances of hanging
…ationally toxic workplace. Within weeks she became severely distressed with major depressive disorder and insomnia. Despite clear evidence of acute distress on 15 March 2018 (a breakdown at work), she returned to work th…
49y · Male·Probable suicide by drowning; medical cause of death unable to be determined in …
Barry Scott Collins, a 49-year-old Deputy City Engineer in Warrnambool, Victoria, disappeared on 8 December 1988 after leaving home for a walk at 12:15am. The coroner found he is deceased, likely by suicide, though his r…
68y · Male·unascertained
A 68-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions including peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, and depression disappeared on 25 June 2017. He left home, drove his car to Lanceli…
39y · Male·Drowning in the setting of a very high blood alcohol level
Frank Mellia, age 39, drowned in the Yarra River after entering the water with a very high blood alcohol level (0.33g/100mL). He was not a confident swimmer and had a history of anxiety, depression, and alcohol misuse. H…
60y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
Christina Maree Chamberlain, aged 60, died when her vehicle drifted across lanes and collided with a tree on Great Alpine Road. She was taking multiple medications including oxycodone, amitriptyline, sertraline, diazepam…
59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …
A 59-year-old woman with a 30-year history of alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, with alprazolam levels in the fatal r…
61y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, promethazine) with aspira…
A 61-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, dilated cardiomyopathy and cirrhosis died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, promethazine) with aspiration pneumonia. He consumed significant alcohol on…
66y · Male·Complications of excess alcohol intake in a man with heart disease
A 66-year-old man died from complications of excess alcohol intake in the setting of underlying heart disease. He had a 40+ year history of heavy daily alcohol consumption (12+ cans of beer plus whiskey daily), chronic p…
57y · Male·Multiple fatal injuries following a fall from height onto rocks
A 57-year-old European-born man died by suicide after falling from a cliff in northern Tasmania in July 2014. He had experienced progressive mental health deterioration over 12 months, including depression, anxiety, and …
54y · Female·unascertainable
Tracy Margaret Marshall was a 54-year-old woman admitted to Nickol Bay Hospital on 20 February 2011 after reporting suicidal ideation and three suicide attempts. She presented with signs of psychotic illness including bi…
64y · Male·sodium nitrite poisoning
A 64-year-old man on home detention bail died from intentional sodium nitrite poisoning. He had a documented history of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. His GP noted he was 'pretty much suicidal' in February 2…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
…e 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 services, imaging …
55y · Female·asphyxia due to choking on food (steak)
A 55-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, schizophrenia, depression, and substance use disorder died from asphyxia caused by choking on food while at a friend's home in supported accommoda…
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…
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…
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 eight medications (tapentadol, …
58y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
Lloyd Felman, a 58-year-old man with chronic pain, depression, and alcohol use, died from amitriptyline toxicity in July 2008. In the three weeks prior, he presented to hospital three times with bizarre high-risk behavio…
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 mental health services and a reaso…
36y · Male·Global hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
Benjamin Johnston, a 36-year-old male, died by hanging after six weeks of varenicline (Champix) treatment for smoking cessation. Two weeks before death, his partner noted significant behavioral changes: withdrawal, irrit…
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