214 results for “major depressive disorder”
49y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity from intentional self-administration of intravenous fentanyl…
A 49-year-old paramedic with Ambulance Victoria died from multi-drug toxicity after deliberately self-administering intravenous fentanyl and midazolam accessed from her employer's medication safe. The coroner examined wh…
19y · Female·sodium nitrite toxicity
…ring a video call with a friend in NSW. AS had a complex history of mental health issues (autism spectrum disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, gender dysphoria) and suicidal ideation from ag…
51y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Andrew Chee Quee, aged 51, died on 20 April 2020 from a gunshot wound to the chest fired by Probationary Constable Worboys in Rockdale, Sydney, during armed police confrontation. Chee Quee was armed with knives and hamme…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
…al symptoms (weight loss, nausea, vomiting, epigastric burning) initially attributed to relapse of eating disorder in context of life stress. Abnormal liver function tests in August 2019 prompted appropriate escalation w…
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
Hunter Joseph Stewart, a 27-year-old with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence, was admitted to St Vincent's Acute Inpatient Service following…
57y · Male·Hanging
…ong Bay Correctional Centre in January 2018. Although he had been psychiatrically assessed as experiencing major depression with psychotic features and was recommended by a psychiatrist for placement in a two-occupant c…
22y · Male·Hanging
Timothy John, age 22, died by hanging 8 days after commencing varenicline (Champix) for smoking cessation. He had a documented history of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, with prior attempted suicide. His GP, Dr…
29y · Female·Exsanguination caused by a single stab wound to left lung
Jenny Lee Cook, age 29, died from a stab wound to the chest on 19 January 2009. Police concluded suicide within 20 hours but the investigation was fundamentally inadequate. Critical evidence was not obtained: Mr Cook's m…
19y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a train incident
JVM was a 19-year-old with major depressive disorder, anxiety, and possible first-episode psychosis who died by suicide after jumping in fr…
55y · Male·Hanging
Peter Tully, 55, died by hanging 4 days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for major depressive disorder with suicidality. He had made 3 suicide attempts in the week before admission. During …
43y · Male·methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity
…n bail. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, psychosis, PTSD, and polysubstance use disorder, with previous suicide attempts and admissions. He was engaged with mental health and addiction services …
16y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries from fall from height
A 16-year-old boy with depression and suicidal ideation was discharged from an inpatient adolescent mental health facility in Victoria after 20 days. Two days later, he died by suicide at a cliff location he had previous…
27y · Female·Hanging
… a 27-year-old woman with a long history of borderline personality traits, depression, anxiety and eating disorder, died by hanging on 17 May 2020. In the preceding two weeks, she presented to Alfred Hospital following a…
35y · Male·Choking due to impaction of soap in airway
…—direct assessment with listening for breathing is superior; (2) diagnostic uncertainty between psychotic disorder and personality disorder significantly impacts treatment and requires careful multidisciplinary review, p…
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
Kirstan McRae-Jansen, a 31-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using an LPG bottle. She was under Community Treatment…
Female·Hanging
This finding concerns the deaths of TC, a young mother, and SN, her 17-month-old daughter, who died by hanging on 21 September 2015 in Campsie, NSW. SN had significant life-limiting medical conditions including bilateral…
25y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to plastic bag asphyxia
Graeme Eady, 25 years old with chronic depression first formally treated in July 2003, was admitted after a suicide attempt in September 2003. Following an altercation with another patient, he was transferred to H Floor …
23y · Female·Multiple injuries received in a deliberate motor vehicle collision
…ooth had been experiencing significant mental health issues including depression, PTSD, anxiety and panic disorder. He had been prescribed multiple antidepressants with poor compliance. Two days before the collision, his…
34y · Male·Hanging
Mr Kelvin Swab, a 34-year-old with chronic mental illness including borderline personality disorder and longstanding suicidal ideation, died by hanging on 12 October 2008, shortly after discharge from inpa…
49y · Female·Respiratory failure sequential to ingestion of Glyphosate due to depression and …
… psychiatric hospitalization for a serious self-harm attempt (throat laceration). She had complex comorbid Major Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder with chronic suicidality. Discharge planning involved inten…
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