245 results for “acute anxiety”
43y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…ichael David Bird, aged 43, died by hanging at his home while on home detention bail. He had a history of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, managed by a psychiatrist (Dr T.) with weekly appointments described as hi…
20y · Male·Head injury
…truck, likely following a period of deliberation on the roadside. Contributing factors included untreated anxiety-depression diagnosed in May 2008 (referrals not pursued), stress over pending university exams, and acute…
46y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash; manner deter…
…ss Highway, sustaining fatal blunt traumatic injuries. The coroner concluded Ball suffered from untreated anxiety disorder, exacerbated by relationship difficulties and stress. Although his GP appropriately diagnosed th…
36y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to ischaemic heart disease with severe coronary …
Thomas Murphy, aged 36, died of acute myocardial infarction due to severe coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Fulham Correctional Centr…
25y · Female·Compression of the neck
…suicide via neck compression while intoxicated. She had a history of substance misuse (cocaine, alcohol), anxiety treated with Zoloft, and was taking alprazolam. On the morning of her death, she learned of a relationshi…
26y · Male·Gunshot wound to head
…ry 2005 with psychiatric support mentioned as available, there was no documented psychiatric assessment of acute paranoia or psychosis post-procedure. Joannou continued using cocaine and other drugs despite the implant.…
62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old woman detained under the Mental Health Act for acute psychiatric deterioration (psychosis, confusion, paranoia) secondary to anxiety following cardiomyopathy d…
29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck
Benjamin Browne, 29, died from a neck laceration sustained during acute behavioural disturbance in August 2018. He had diagnosed major depression with anxiety, prescribed mirtaza…
49y · Male·Carbon monoxide toxicity
John Vincent Kearney, 49, with a history of depression and previous suicide attempt presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ED on 26 March 2010 with suicidal ideation triggered by work stress. Psychiatric clinicians c…
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with thrombus
…scribed acid reflux medication. No electrocardiogram or cardiac markers were obtained. The patient died of acute myocardial infarction from a coronary thrombus that histologically was approximately one week old, meaning…
41y · Male·complications of acute ethanol toxicity
Mr RJ, a 41-year-old man with a history of progressive alcohol misuse and mental health conditions (anxiety and depression), died from complications of acute ethanol toxicity following cardiac arrest due to aspira…
44y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
Samuel Patrick Burke Drummond, aged 44, died from acute alcohol intoxication with blood alcohol level of 0.572g/100ml (above the lethal threshold of 0.4g/100ml), …
28y · Male·In keeping with Hanging
A 28-year-old man with a history of depression, anxiety, and previous self-harm died by hanging during a police response to a domestic violence incident. Police …
62y · Male·drowning
…une 2016 after a rapid deterioration in mental health. He had a long history of depression but experienced acute decompensation with paranoid delusions in the weeks before death, triggered by a petrol spill incident. Fo…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxication. In the weeks before death, he displa…
50y · Male·hanging
…se history (alcohol, marijuana, heroin until 2009) and complex mental health issues including depression, anxiety, personality traits, and multiple prior suicide attempts. Following his brother's suicide in April 2011, …
15y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of b…
…rning points: (1) the Vienna GP performed no physical examination before prescribing Lorazepam for travel anxiety, missing signs of serious illness; (2) staff focused on homesickness rather than escalating medical conce…
41y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ied by ligature compression (hanging) in Hakea Prison on 24 June 2019. He had pre-existing depression and anxiety treated with citalopram. A prison doctor referred him to the Mental Health Team (MHT) on 7 May 2019 when …
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
…d curfew. Following relationship difficulties, arrest of his girlfriend, and a miscarriage, he experienced acute emotional distress. On 18 March 2022, after his girlfriend blocked contact, he posted suicide threats on s…
36y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…th, he learned of a police 'whereabouts' alert placed six months after a minor assault allegation, causing acute anxiety about bail revocation and return to prison. He contacted police and mental health services express…
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