344 results for “major depression”
43y · Male·asphyxiation by ligature
…rklea Correctional Centre died by suicide via asphyxiation by ligature in July 2016. He was suffering from major depression and anxiety triggered by criminal charges. Expert psychiatric evidence found his mental health …
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 Norf…
49y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity from intentional self-administration of intravenous fentanyl…
…The coroner examined whether workplace factors contributed to her suicide. While evidence showed she had depression, work-related injuries, experienced the suicide of a colleague, faced uncertain return-to-work negotiati…
65y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
… 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 requiring hospitaliz…
38y · Male·Internal haemorrhage complicating large calibre gunshot wounds to the neck
Grant MacLeod, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the neck inflicted by Constable Mark Buckingham during a police response to reports of an armed person at a service station. MacLeod had suffered severe head injury in…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
Joyce Binch, 82, died of acute pyelonephritis from bladder malignancy while detained under mental health legislation. She was admitted with urinary tract infection, anaemia, acute renal failure, and acute exacerbation of…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash; major head trauma with injury…
Peter Hickman, aged 36, died on 13 July 2013 from major head trauma sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle crash on West Tamar Highway, Tasmania. Driving at a mi…
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, …
50y · Female·mixed tablet overdosage (quetiapine and venlafaxine with codeine)
…ne) following a progressive mental health decline. After work-related stress in late 2002, she developed depression and anxiety. While individual clinicians provided reasonable care, the coroner identified critical syste…
41y · Male·Neck compression subsequent upon hanging
A 41-year-old man with depression, anxiety and prior suicidal ideation died by hanging on the morning of a scheduled psychology appointmen…
Female·Hanging
…s 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 Community Health bu…
40y · Male·Toxic effects of a gas
…n, a 40-year-old former ADF member, died from toxic gas inhalation in his vehicle. He had struggled with depression, anxiety, and PTSD following service in the Solomon Islands where he witnessed a sexual assault. Despite…
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
KL, a 62-year-old journalist with a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and …
74y · Male·ischaemic heart disease; acute myocardial infarction due to significant atherosc…
A 74-year-old man with severe dementia died suddenly of ischaemic heart disease while detained at a secure mental health residential facility. He had been transferred to Clements House after his severe behavioural distur…
30y · Male·Electrocution and multiple injuries from contact with high voltage arcing electr…
… de-energisation. Recommendations focus on updating police contact procedures and emergency protocols with major electricity providers.
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 …
47y · Female·Neck compression subsequent upon hanging
…following her husband's sudden departure and separation. She had a five-year history of stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties documented by her GPs. After her husband left in July 2010, she showed inc…
51y · Male·combined effect of gunshot injuries to the chest and abdomen
Stephen Hodge, a 51-year-old postal worker with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was shot by police after advancing on them with a large kitchen knif…
50y · Female·Hanging
…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 with suicidal ide…
62y · Male·drowning
…the Derwent River on 30 June 2016 after a rapid deterioration in mental health. He had a long history of depression but experienced acute decompensation with paranoid delusions in the weeks before death, triggered by a p…
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