191 results for “major_depressive_disorder”
62y · Male·Mr Evans: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head and asphyxiation by hanging. Mrs …
In September 2013, Mr John Evans (62) killed his wife Jillian after he experienced psychosis manifesting as delusions about chemical infestation of their home. The coroner found Mr Evans was psychotic at the time of deat…
60y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia post cardiac arrest in the setting of neck compression
Joseph Pezzimenti, a 60-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient, died from cerebral ischaemia following hanging by a tracksuit cord in a Low Dependency Unit bathroom. Key clinical lessons include: communication difficul…
36y · Male·hanging
Troy Phillip Turner, aged 36, died by hanging in his prison cell on 2 September 2001 while on remand for serious domestic violence-related offences. The coroner identified several preventable failures: (1) Duty Superviso…
30y · Female·Multi organ failure from hydrochloric acid ingestion
Ms P, a 30-year-old woman with recent-onset depression and anxiety, died from multi-organ failure following intentional hydrochloric acid ingestion on 22 September 2008. She had presented to mental health services on 18 …
42y · Male·incised wound to the neck
Wesley Robert Jennings, a 42-year-old male with long-standing depression, anxiety, hepatitis C and substance use history, died by suicide by incised neck wound whilst on remand in prison. The coroner found no demonstrabl…
38y · Male·gunshot wound to the left side of the neck resulting in basal skull fracture, su…
Geoffrey Russell Mason, aged 38, died from a gunshot wound to the neck fired by Constable Mitchell during a police response to a domestic incident on 17 February 2020 in Tasmania. Mason was intoxicated, had a long histor…
52y · Female·Hanging due to depression
Mrs B, a 52-year-old woman with a 17-year history of recurrent depression, suicidal ideation, and borderline personality traits, was admitted to Cairns Base Hospital Mental Health Unit on 11 March 2008 with escalating su…
80y · Male·Drowning
An 80-year-old man with severe depression, suicidal ideation, and probable vascular dementia died by drowning after leaving a psychiatric ward. He was appropriately treated with ECT, medication, and placed on an ITO. How…
53y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 53-year-old woman with severe depression, anxiety, and recent suicide attempt died by hanging in a psychiatric hospital's low-dependency unit. She had received ECT and was on hourly observations. On the day of her deat…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
Travis McNees, 18-year-old male, died by suicide on 4 October 2010 after absconding from Upton House psychiatric unit. He presented to ED on 29 September with paracetamol/panadeine overdose following relationship breakdo…
20y · Unknown·Traumatic brain damage complicating gunshot wound to the head
Two young adults aged 20 died from gunshot wounds to the head on 29-30 May 2001 in what appears to be a murder-suicide involving Peter Klingner and his girlfriend Cheree Dinsdale. Klingner had paranoid schizophrenia with…
38y · Male·Acute drug toxicity due to clozapine-induced cardiac arrhythmia
A 38-year-old remand prisoner with schizophrenia on clozapine died suddenly in prison from acute drug toxicity (clozapine-induced cardiac arrhythmia). He had been transferred from psychiatric hospital to prison on 20 Jul…
73y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
A 73-year-old man with severe depression and suicidal ideation died by hanging at a private psychiatric facility on 9 February 2019 during voluntary admission. He was assessed as low risk despite recent suicidal statemen…
18y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
An 18-year-old female with depression and anxiety was admitted to a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) following acute suicidal ideation. Clinically significant issues included: inadequate communication of previous s…
24y · Female·Exsanguination from injuries sustained while attempting to climb from a height i…
Phoebe Handsjuk, a 24-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, was found deceased in the refuse room of her apartment building on 2 December 2010. The coroner found she entered a garbage c…
13y · Male·Self-inflicted (manner recorded as intentionally self-inflicted; specific method…
A 13-year-old boy with depression, migraine, school refusal and family instability died by intentional self-inflicted means. His general practitioner provided inadequate mental health assessment, initiated antidepressant…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries from pedestrian motor vehicle collision; suicide by stepping i…
Jennifer Bell, a 34-year-old woman with severe postnatal depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder, died by suicide on 2 October 2007 after stepping into the path of a truck. She had …
41y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries
This inquest examined the death of a 40-year-old man who died by suicide following a fall from a cliff. He had three involuntary admissions to mental health facilities in a fortnight before his death. Critical clinical l…
38y · Female·neck compression (hanging)
RR, a 38-year-old woman with complex mental health history including PTSD, substance use disorder, and borderline personality traits, was admitted to Bloomfield Hospital on 12 April 2015 following an overdose with stated…
64y · Female·hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy caused by neck compression and hanging
A 64-year-old woman with a history of childhood trauma, anxiety and depression was admitted to an acute mental health unit (Kurrajong Unit) under involuntary care following a suicide attempt. Within 24 hours, she accesse…
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