35 results for “adjustment disorder in custody”
56y · Male·Asphyxia
…xiation when he intentionally placed a plastic bag over his head on 16 January 2010. He had a history of adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, was under psychiatric care, and had previously attempted suicide. …
38y · Male·asphyxiation by ligature
A 38-year-old man remanded in custody died by hanging in his prison cell. He faced serious criminal charges and had raised mental health concer…
52y · Male·Hanging
Russell McBride, a 52-year-old man on remand for serious offences, died by suicide on his 39th day in custody at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He was not considered a suicide risk based on psychiatric assessmen…
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 on arrival and received psychiatric care a…
Male·thermal injuries (burns)
…gh the Psychological Support Program, including psychiatric review and monitoring. He was diagnosed with adjustment disorder related to prolonged detention, loss of his protection visa, and fear of deportation to Afghani…
29y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
Nicholas Edward Bell, aged 29, died by hanging in Mobilong Prison on 29 April 2015. He had a documented history of mental illness, previous suicide attempts, substance abuse (methamphetamine, heroin, alcohol), and was as…
37y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
A 37-year-old man with depression, suicidal ideation, and antisocial personality disorder died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following hanging while on home detention bail. He had been ar…
21y · Male·heroin toxicity
…rs or preventable healthcare failures were identified. The death occurred in the context of substance use disorder and inadequately managed addiction despite available treatment.
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 …
51y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 51-year-old man on remand in prison died by hanging in his cell. He had a psychiatric history including depression and a family history of suicide, but showed no signs of self-harm risk during nine months of incarcerat…
30y · Male·hanging
Arthur Smith, a 30-year-old man remanded in custody, died by hanging in Yatala Labour Prison on 13 January 2005. He had a complex psychiatric history includi…
35y · Male·Not determined
Benjamin Batalha, aged 35, died in custody at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. The exact cause of death could not be determined, though respirator…
24y · Male·hanging
Alexander Varcoe, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died by hanging in Yatala Labour Prison while on remand awaiting trial for serious charges. He had a complex history including prior self-harm in 1995-96, alleged prison ra…
29y · Male·hanging
…ic review, Casey's suicide risk was downgraded to P2 on 16 March despite Nurse T D noting he was 'thought disordered' and 'disassociated.' Meaningful observations were removed. Critical HRAT documentation failed to trans…
43y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
A 43-year-old male veteran died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted after a high-lethality suicide attempt involving overdose and carbon monoxide ex…
26y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 26-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, and multiple suicide attempts died by hanging in a psychiatric ward whilst detained und…
54y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
Anthony Lanzafame, a 54-year-old remand prisoner, died by hanging in his single cell at Adelaide Remand Centre on 24 May 2016. He had been on remand for 17 months facing murder charges and was undergoing trial when he di…
45y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia
Muhammad Jaffar Hassan, aged 45, died in custody at Metropolitan Remand Centre by plastic bag asphyxia on 9 October 2018. He was remanded for murder follo…
34y · Male·hanging
John Sydney Farmer, aged 34, died by hanging at his home on 23 May 2008, six hours after being granted leave from psychiatric detention at Woodleigh House. He had attempted suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning two days e…
45y · Male·exsanguination due to incised wound to neck
Lawrence McCarty, a 45-year-old man in custody on remand, died by suicide in prison on 30 April 2011 by slashing his neck with a dismantled razor blade.…
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