190 results for “chronic anxiety disorder”
39y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Adrian Young, a 39-year-old voluntary inpatient with severe treatment-resistant depression and chronic anxiety, died by hanging while on day leave from the Melbourne Clinic. He had been under psychiatric care…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
… 41-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2…
21y · Female·Compression of the neck secondary to hanging
…November 2021 at her home in Kyabram, Victoria. She had complex mental health conditions including CPTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and personality disorder traits, with a history of chronic suicidality, self-harm, and …
59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …
A 59-year-old woman with a 30-year history of alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, wi…
44y · Male·intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets) associated with chroni…
Timothy Wellington, a 44-year-old man with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from acute pulmonary hypertension caused by intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablet…
31y · Female·drowning, deliberately self-inflicted with intention of ending life
Maria Rebekah Wright, a 31-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality, died by drowning at Howrah Beach, Tasmania on 14 August 2017. She had been disch…
37y · Male·Unascertained
…ruary 2021 and was found deceased on Mollymook beach on 26 February 2021. He had a history of depression, anxiety, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the weeks before his disappeara…
66y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of exhaust gases from a lawn mower
Paul William Green, a 66-year-old retired engineer with longstanding depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic alcohol abuse, died by intentional carbon monoxide poisoning from a lawn mower exhaust…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
… of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming from severe childhood neglect and abuse, chronic anxiety, substance use, and repeated self-harm. Medical care provided was appropriate; his psychiatrist c…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Glenn Sturley Meyer, aged 45, died from mixed drug toxicity on 22 August 2019. He had chronic pain, PTSD, depression and anxiety managed with oxycodone and diazepam. He also had obesity and probable …
42y · Male·hanging
A 42-year-old prisoner with generalised anxiety disorder and chronic tinnitus causing significant distress died by suicide while incarcerated. In the mon…
52y · Male·Effects of fire
A 52-year-old man with chronic substance abuse, anxiety, depression, benzodiazepine dependence and hepatitis C died in a deliberately li…
28y · Male·heroin toxicity
Elijah Shelley, a 28-year-old with borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety, and polysubstance abuse, was admitted to Alfred Health following a suspected heroin…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Diane Maria Hillgrove, a 34-year-old woman with chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity on 7 July 2018. Post-morte…
35y · Male·unknown
…tiple suicide attempts, the most serious being a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in 1986. He had chronic alcohol use disorder and was living in a refuge for alcoholic and homeless men. Despite comprehensive pol…
32y · Female·Mexiletine toxicity
…perkalaemic periodic paralysis, a genetic neurological condition causing recurring paralytic episodes and chronic pain, and a concurrent history of major depression and anxiety. In August 2007, she was admitted to St Vi…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
…entation of discussions with vulnerable patients about substance access; risk assessment in patients with chronic suicidality and recent stressors; examination of medication compliance and side-effects in depression tre…
57y · Male·hanging
…ance 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 individuals in follow-up care…
56y · Female·Cardiomegaly
Karen Frazer, a 56-year-old woman with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, anxiety, hypertension, and COPD, died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart with biventricular hypertrophy). She was …
23y · Male·Plastic bag asphyxia in setting of irrespirable atmosphere induced by nitrogen g…
Dominic Joshua Clifford, a 23-year-old with a complex history of mental illness including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and likely autism spectrum disorder, died by nitrogen gas inhalation in September 2024. He had mul…
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