191 results for “major_depressive_disorder”
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…
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 79-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarctions, coronary artery bypass graft, schizophrenia, and ischaemic heart disease died of acute cardiac failure while detained in a mental health facility. He had been a…
59y · Male·hanging
A 59-year-old man with major depression and psychotic features was lawfully detained under an inpatient treatment order at Noarlunga Hospital's Morier Ward. He was appropriately managed, initially in the high-dependency …
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Julie Michele Dunn, a 56-year-old female prisoner, died of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestinal symptoms (weight loss, nausea, vomiting, epiga…
64y · Female·Unascertained
A 64-year-old woman with chronic pain from multiple joint replacements, significant depression following her daughter's death in 2006, and long-standing suicidal ideation disappeared from a cruise ship in the Tasman Sea …
86y · Male·pulmonary embolism following deep vein thrombosis
Rex Rouse, 86, died from pulmonary embolism following deep vein thrombosis while admitted to the psychiatric unit at Launceston General Hospital on 26 May 2020. He was admitted under a Mental Health Act assessment order …
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 front of a train. She had multiple psychiatric admissions and was under care of St …
72y · Female·Pneumonia as a consequence of chronic obstructive airway disease
Ms Vigor-Newitt, a 72-year-old woman in prison, died from pneumonia complicated by chronic obstructive airway disease. She had presented with respiratory symptoms on 27 and 29 September 2020 and was appropriately hospita…
33y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (propranolol, oxycodone, diazepam, temazepam, lurasidone, du…
Melissa Arbuckle, a 33-year-old woman, died from mixed drug toxicity (propranolol, oxycodone, diazepam, temazepam, lurasidone, duloxetine) by intentional overdose. She had been convicted of infanticide following her daug…
27y · Female·Hanging
Ms YPM, 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 foll…
76y · Male·contact range gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
A 76-year-old man with bilateral leg amputations maintained independent living until presenting with syncope. Hospital evaluation identified ischemic heart disease; he refused angiography and was discharged. Post-dischar…
20y · Male·hanging
A 20-year-old male with major depressive disorder and melancholic features was admitted to psychiatric hospital on 4 June 2003 under an indefinite involuntary treatment order by consultant psychiatrist Dr P.. The next da…
Female·multiple injuries due to a fall from height (suicide by jumping from multi-store…
A woman with major depressive disorder and psychotic features died by suicide at a shopping centre car park on 21 September 2004, six days after admission to Belmont Private Hospital under an involuntary treatment order.…
43y · Male·methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity
A 43-year-old man died from methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, psychosis, PTSD, and polysubstance use disorder, with previous su…
25y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Karl Melo-Richards, a 25-year-old man with a long history of depression and suicidal ideation since age 14-15, went missing on 2 September 2016. Despite extensive police investigations and searches, his body was never fo…
23y · Female·Multiple injuries received in a deliberate motor vehicle collision
Liselle Houbert, 23, died in a deliberate head-on motor vehicle collision caused by her partner Joshua Booth on 28 May 2020. Booth had been experiencing significant mental health issues including depression, PTSD, anxiet…
30y · Male·neck compression from ligature strangulation and possible suspension (hanging)
BG, a 30-year-old Nepalese national in Australia, died by intentional neck compression on 11–12 January 2018. He had previously caused the death of Amelia Blake on 9 January 2018. BG was experiencing multiple severe stre…
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 Order with E…
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 inpatient psychiatr…
51y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
Andrew Chee Quee, 51, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police confrontation at Bay Street, Rockdale, on 20 April 2020. He had a longstanding history of depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. On t…
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