142 results for “severe chronic depression”
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
A 35-year-old man with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with…
62y · Male·Hypertensive and ischaemic heart disease in a man with diabetes mellitus
…ort-term accommodation at Carroll House when he suffered a fall on 22 June 2023. He subsequently developed severe anaemia, hypoglycaemia, and gastrointestinal bleeding from multiple gastric ulcers, requiring ICU admissio…
46y · Male·Ethanol (alcohol) and prescription drug toxicity
A 46-year-old man with chronic alcohol addiction and a history of epilepsy and insomnia died from combined ethanol and prescription drug…
Unknown·Multiple causes including neck compression due to hanging (Ward, Ryan, Cooper) a…
…nmanara Ward died by hanging while intoxicated with petrol; Kunmanara Ken died from exposure in context of severe petrol-sniffing-induced brain damage after inadequate police search; Kunmanara Ryan died by hanging with d…
75y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity
A 75-year-old man with end-stage cardiac failure and chronic renal failure died from multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdos…
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds
…wounds to his neck, chest, and head on 24 April 2016 in Tasmania. He had a long history of psychosis and depression dating from age 14, treated with antipsychotic medication with variable compliance. In the weeks before …
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…
39y · Male·most likely suicide; possibly accidental death from untreated epilepsy or natura…
Martin Page, a 39-year-old man with epilepsy, schizophrenia or Asperger's syndrome, severe obsessive-compulsive behaviours, and intellectual disability, disappeared from his family home in October …
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
Margaret Carr, 62, was found dead at her home in Redfern between 27 February and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, metha…
24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity
Hugh Lisle, a 24-year-old man with severe chronic arthritis, depression, polysubstance addiction and gambling disorder, died in a private psychiatri…
20y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Leon John Donaldson, a 20-year-old sentenced prisoner with a documented history of self-harm, depression, and suicidal ideation, died by hanging in his cell at Casuarina Prison on 2 September 2004. He had been…
39y · Female·hanging
Kate Miller, 39, died by hanging at The Melbourne Clinic on 11 October 2011. She had severe borderline personality disorder with recurrent high-lethality suicide attempts and chronic self-harm urges…
38y · Male·hanging
…nal boxer (2015-2017), was found deceased by hanging on 20 July 2020. Post-mortem neuropathology confirmed severe stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He experienced numerous head knocks during football and …
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
…re attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite concerning features including severe headache (9/10), vomiting, pupil changes, and progressive drowsiness. A subdural haemorrhage (acute on chr…
26y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from height; significant contributing co…
A 26-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder died by suicide following a fall from cliffs. She presented to hospital af…
33y · Female·neck compression and hanging
Natalie was a 33-year-old transgender woman with a long history of mental health conditions including severe social anxiety, agoraphobia, borderline personality disorder and PTSD, with suicidal ideation since age 17…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
…nt due to truancy, unemployment, mental health issues, and substance abuse. The fifth death resulted from chronic petrol sniffing. The coroner identified school truancy as an early warning indicator of life trajectory o…
69y · Male·amitriptyline and alcohol toxicity with ischaemic heart disease
A 69-year-old man with longstanding anxiety, depression, heavy alcohol use, and multiple prior intentional overdoses of amitriptyline died from combined amitrip…
Unknown·Multiple causes: hanging (three cases); exposure in context of organic brain dam…
…eaths were by hanging (ages 19, 25, 27); one by exposure (age 35). Deaths were linked to petrol sniffing (chronic substance abuse causing severe neurological damage), mental health issues, and systemic service failures.…
41y · Male·Fulminant sepsis (Klebsiella pneumoniae) with multi-organ failure complicating s…
A 41-year-old man with newly diagnosed severe Crohn's colitis was prescribed 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) after only 5 days of hospital treatment. He had a h…
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