76 results for “recurrent depression”
57y · Male·Bilateral bronchopneumonia in a man with asthma, tetraplegia and multiple other …
Andrew McDougall, 57, a man with complex medical comorbidities including tetraplegia, COPD, asthma, ischaemic heart disease and diabetes, died from bilateral bronchopneumonia at his supported disability accommodation hom…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
Benjamen Robert Wildman, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest while in police custody on 29 December 2020. He had a lifelong history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming …
59y · Male·compression of the neck secondary to hanging
A 59-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation died by hanging while on weekend leave from psychiatric care. He had bee…
31y · Female·drowning, deliberately self-inflicted with intention of ending life
Maria Rebekah Wright, a 31-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality, died by drowning at Howrah Beach, Tasmania on 14 August 2017. She had been discharged from Royal Hobart Hospi…
21y · Male·asphyxia from inhalation of helium
…nective tissue disease causing chronic pain and disability. In May 2016, his GP Dr N. diagnosed moderate depression and prescribed desvenlafaxine 50mg after assessing him as not currently suicidal. She referred him to He…
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
…fen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality disorder, depression, and multiple suicide attempts. Baclofen was prescribed off-label for alcohol craving management by her …
30y · Female·Acute ethanol toxicity on a background of chronic alcoholism
…history of alcohol dependence, complex trauma from a childhood near-drowning incident, eating disorders, depression, and suicidal ideation. She was engaged with addiction services but struggled with recurring relapse. Cr…
63y · Male·Incised injuries to the neck and upper limbs
…ongstanding bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide on 26 October 2022. He had been hospitalized for depression in April-May 2022 and received electroconvulsive therapy. Post-discharge, he disengaged from psychiatric…
Female·Dothiepin toxicity
Yvonne Carrigg, a woman with recurrent post-natal depression, died from dothiepin overdose three days after psychiatric discharge. Critical cli…
49y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…e: (1) maintaining psychiatric continuity of care is essential for prisoners with psychotic symptoms and depression, particularly regarding medication decisions; (2) when psychiatric review is delayed, interim management…
73y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
John Hardy Stow, 73, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by a small bowel obstruction. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and was at high risk of aspiration. He presented with vomiting and wa…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
…a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resection with colostomy, and recurrent heart failure admissions. His condition was significantly compromised by poor medication compliance, ong…
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
A 40-year-old woman with extensive mental health history including OCD, complex trauma, severe depression, and recurrent suicidal ideation was admitted to an open psychiatric unit after expressing suicidal inte…
45y · Male·Bullet wound to the head - self-inflicted
A 45-year-old man with recurrent major depression died by self-inflicted gunshot wound in April 2000. His psychiatrists documented recent…
36y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
A 36-year-old woman with longstanding severe mental illness, including recurrent suicidal ideation and self-harm, died in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre from plastic bag asphyxia …
89y · Male·Cervical spine trauma
Robert Driver, 89, died from cervical spine trauma sustained after being struck by another dementia-affected resident in an aged care facility. He was assessed overnight at the facility and transferred to hospital the fo…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
…have deranged liver function; and consideration of capacity assessment and safeguarding in patients with recurrent hospitalizations related to substance abuse and self-harm.
72y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
… non-compliant with his antipsychotic medication (olanzapine) for approximately five years, experiencing recurrent psychotic episodes. In the months before his death, his physical health declined significantly following…
74y · Female·right lower lobe pneumonia (Staphylococcus aureus)
A 74-year-old woman admitted for depression and functional decline following aortic valve replacement received 15mg Nitrazepam instead of prescribed…
Female·bilateral acute bronchopneumonia
…her severe irreversible brain injury. Medical teams correctly determined that invasive interventions for recurrent aspiration pneumonia would only prolong suffering without hope of recovery. The Community Advocate, as l…
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