191 results for “major_depressive_disorder”
49y · Female·Hanging
Gina Valera, a 49-year-old woman with a history of depression and three prior suicide attempts, died by hanging in Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre nine days after admission on remand for attempted murder. She had be…
36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression
Ross Johns, aged 36, died by hanging on 14-15 June 2021 after a long history of bipolar disorder, major depression, and alcohol dependence. He was discharged from Northside Mental Health Unit on 9 June 2021 following adm…
32y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
Chloe Jane Campbell, aged 32, died by suicide while an involuntary inpatient with borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, and chronic suicidal ideation. She was admitted 18-30 April 2019 after ceasing medications …
Male·Suicide: hanging (Al-Akabi, Saunders); diving from balcony (Rauluni)
Three immigration detainees died by suicide at Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney within three months in 2010. Josefa Rauluni (Fijian) jumped from a balcony on 20 September after being informed of imminent removal desp…
37y · Male·Toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline
Leigh Ronald Bellingham, a 37-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidality, hepatitis C, and substance abuse, died from toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline in June 2008. He wa…
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…
36y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam…
Damian Crump, aged 36, was an intensive care paramedic with Ambulance Tasmania who died by suicide on 23 December 2016 by deliberately consuming fatal quantities of morphine, lignocaine, amiodarone and midazolam stolen f…
48y · Female·malnutrition in association with sepsis on a background of end stage multiple sc…
A 48-year-old woman with end-stage multiple sclerosis died from malnutrition and sepsis after her husband, her primary carer, failed to provide adequate nutrition via a PEG tube despite receiving training and instruction…
79y · Male·Unascertained
A 79-year-old man with vascular dementia, cerebrovascular disease, and a history of violent behaviour was placed under a non-custodial supervision order following a mental impairment finding. Approved leave to visit fami…
23y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Jacqueline Pringle, 23, died from injuries sustained in a fall from the 60th floor of an apartment after consuming alcohol and MDMA at Crown Casino. She had a complex psychiatric history including major depression, anxie…
Male·Gunshot wound to the abdomen
Alan Kent Dyer died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen inflicted by Constable Damro during a police response to a house fire and armed person incident on 31 May 2008. Dyer had a history of depression, previous suicide a…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
BX, aged 29, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 17 July 2023 during a police siege at Bowenfels, NSW. Following a domestic violence incident report, police arrived and BX refused entry, triggering a …
24y · Female·hanging
A 24-year-old woman with longstanding depression, anxiety, and a history of self-harm and suicidal ideation died by hanging following a marital conflict. She had been under care of university counsellors and a psychologi…
3y · Male·smothering
A 3-year-old boy died from smothering by his mother, who was suffering from severe bipolar affective disorder with psychotic features and severe depression. The coroner examined whether psychiatric care was inadequate. T…
44y · Male·gunshot wound to the abdomen
Vlado Micetic, 44, was fatally shot by Leading Senior Constable Timothy Baker during a traffic interception for stolen number plates in Windsor, Victoria, on 25 August 2013. Baker claimed Micetic produced a knife during …
27y · Male·traumatic injuries and/or drowning from jumping from Tasman Bridge
A 27-year-old Iranian asylum seeker died by suicide after jumping from Tasman Bridge. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder, with multiple self-harm episodes. His sec…
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 15mg Mirtazapine due to drug name confusion. The sedation caused aspira…
62y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
Peter Albert Begg, a 62-year-old prisoner, died of ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary atherosclerosis with contributing dothiepin toxicity. He collapsed while pushing a food trolley and did not respond to res…
46y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 46-year-old woman with borderline and antisocial personality disorder, depression, and cannabis dependence died by suicide while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. She had previously expressed suicidal ideation incl…
57y · Male·Hanging
A 57-year-old male inmate died by hanging at Long Bay Correctional Centre in January 2018. Although he had been psychiatrically assessed as experiencing major depression with psychotic features and was recommended by a p…
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