304 results for “chronic suicide risk”
20y · Female·Complications of neck compression in the setting of partial suspension
Madeline Howe, a 20-year-old Aboriginal woman, died by suicide on 8 May 2019 following partial suspension. She had experienced significant trauma including parental sep…
66y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries
JSZ, a 66-year-old forensic patient with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide while on unsupervised day leave from Cumberland Hospital's Bunya …
57y · Male·hanging
…cal lessons include the importance of acting on patient requests for mental health referrals, recognising suicide risk in patients with chronic depression and alcohol dependence, and maintaining engagement with isolated…
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. F…
57y · Male·partially suspended hanging
…ality features. Key clinical lessons: (1) Prolonged stays on non-psychiatric wards for patients with high suicide risk require enhanced environmental safety measures including regular searches for means; (2) When multip…
36y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide by hanging)
A 36-year-old Aboriginal man with cluster B personality disorder, substance abuse, and chronic self-harm risk died by ligature suicide in prison 2 hours after admission. He pleaded guilty to arson cha…
42y · Female·hanging
Holly Thredgold, aged 42, died by hanging on 28 August 2016, less than 40 hours after inappropriate discharge from Royal Adelaide Hospital ED. She presented on 26 August 2016 severely intoxicated with suicidal ideation a…
41y · Male·Hanging
A 41-year-old male prisoner with a history of depression died by suicide while incarcerated at Wolston Correctional Centre. He was appropriately assessed as low-risk for suicide …
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…istory of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by hanging on 11 March 2012. He had been prescribed benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax) and co…
42y · Female·Neck compression due to self-suspension
…ted to her son's death, died by hanging in her cell at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre on 24 July 2018. She had chronic suicidal ideation with periods of acute risk, was under regular psychiatric review, and was managed with …
33y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
…rom injuries sustained in a fall from a cliff at Buckleys Road, Allansford, Victoria. He had a history of chronic back pain, depression, insomnia, and occasional marijuana use. His GP last saw him three days before deat…
50y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…mpression of the neck (hanging) in Bandyup Women's Prison on 15 June 2015. She was a remand prisoner with chronic alcoholism, depression, and suicidal ideation who had made a previous hanging attempt and ingested cleani…
57y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained by being struck by a freight train
A 57-year-old man with 28-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by suicide when he absconded from an acute psychiatric unit and stepped in front of a train. Despite comprehensive p…
53y · Male·unascertained
…linically, this case highlights the importance of recognising psychosocial vulnerability in patients with chronic disease, particularly following significant life stressors (family conflict, unemployment, unresolved gri…
46y · Male·Undetermined
…lowing multiple losses (grandmother's death, pet's death, homelessness). He made concerning remarks about suicide but left no note. The coroner could not establish sufficient evidence of intentional self-harm versus acc…
25y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
…near Magic Point in Malabar, likely between 1:45pm and 4:30pm on 2 September 2016. Karl had made previous suicide attempts, multiple visits to psychiatric facilities, and was receiving ongoing mental health treatment. C…
36y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
…he was housed in a maximum security prison with appropriate psychiatric oversight, holding an S1 (immediate risk) classification at the time of death. She had access to plastic packaging and cord material from clothing p…
33y · Female·neck compression and hanging
…, agoraphobia, borderline personality disorder and PTSD, with suicidal ideation since age 17 and multiple suicide attempts. She died by hanging on 2 September 2020 after being offered voluntary hospital admission for hi…
31y · Female·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…ombined with alcohol intoxication and temporal proximity to the meeting, these factors contributed to her suicide. The coroner emphasised that BPD causes negative fixation, emotional dysregulation, and distorted percept…
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 mi…
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