214 results for “major depressive disorder”
23y · Male·hanging
A 23-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. He presented acutely on 4 February 2019 with severe suicid…
62y · Male·Mr Evans: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head and asphyxiation by hanging. Mrs …
…was admitted to Launceston General Hospital on 17 July after acute deterioration, correctly diagnosed with major depression with psychotic features, and treated with Risperidone. He was transferred to St Luke's hospital…
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 …
59y · Male·head injuries
…olan House mental health facility in April 2021. He developed sudden onset severe mental illness (anxiety disorder with depressive features, with possible psychotic depression) triggered by debilitating vestibular sympto…
34y · Female·Drowning
… a bathtub. Ms Karakoc had mild intellectual disability, a history of mental illness (depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, PTSD), and had experienced prolonged family violence from Mr Davsanoglu includ…
23y · Female·unascertained
…en 1–5 February 2018 after nine years of psychiatric treatment for anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and borderline personality disorder. She was discharged from Shellharbour Ment…
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to hanging
Craig Akerblom, a 31-year-old man with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and selective eating disorder, died by hanging resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. He had been under care of multiple clinicia…
Male·Suicide: hanging (Al-Akabi, Saunders); diving from balcony (Rauluni)
…orating mental health; mental health protocols were not followed, his diagnosis was incorrect (Adjustment Disorder rather than Major Depressive Disorder), and requests for transfer were ignored. David Saunders (UK nation…
41y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, metoclopramide…
Catherine Lynch, a 41-year-old nurse, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2022 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She was experiencing severe family violence, including coercive control, threats, stalking and em…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescript…
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…
54y · Male·Died by hanging while suffering from the effects of Post-traumatic Stress Disord…
A 54-year-old NSW police officer died by suicide while suffering from PTSD and Bipolar Disorder. He had witnessed multiple traumatic incidents during his 25-year career and was diagnosed with Bipolar D…
25y · Male·drowning
…mized. Treating teams did not obtain collateral histories from the psychologist who had diagnosed him with major depression. Communication protocols for family concerns were inadequate. Discharge decisions proceeded des…
15y · Female·Paracetamol toxicity in the setting of Anorexia Nervosa
…r two years with escalating food refusal, self-harm, and suicidal behaviour. Key clinical lessons: eating disorder services require integrated medical-psychiatric teams; brief admissions without ensuring sustained oral e…
48y · Male·gunshot wounds to the right thigh and abdomen with fatal hemorrhage
A 48-year-old man with severe chronic pain, alcohol dependence, and mental health issues called police stating he was armed with knives and wanted to be shot. Despite being extensively supported by health services that d…
36y · Male·hanging
…rison industries area was accessible to prisoners. The coroner emphasised that while Mr Turner had shown depressive symptoms requiring monitoring, the immediate preventable factor was the failure to attempt resuscitation…
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…
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…
59y · Male·Unascertained
Jonathan Townsend, a 59-year-old Navy veteran with PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and multiple psychiatric comorbidities, died at home on 5 November 2021. The cause of death was unascert…
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 …
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