23 results for “chronic depressive illness”
41y · Male·Effects of Fire
Mark Robert Scott, a 41-year-old man with chronic pain, substance addiction, and recent depressive illness, was admitted to Frankston Hospital on 15 July 2…
44y · Male·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a semi-trailer as a result of suicide
A 44-year-old man with chronic bipolar disorder and severe depression died by suicide while detained under the Mental Health Act at a ps…
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
Kirstan McRae-Jansen, a 31-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using a…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall
Patrick Tolan, a 55-year-old man with chronic depression, alcohol dependence, and multiple suicide attempts, died from injuries sustained in a fall fro…
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 …
15y · Male·Electrocution
JH, a 15-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, died by electrocution at home on 16 September 2019. He had been experiencing suicidal ideation…
50y · Male·Immersion, with alcohol intoxication and doxepin toxicity being significant fact…
…glois, a 50-year-old French-Australian man with significant mental health issues, alcohol dependence, and chronic social difficulties, was found deceased on Wanda Beach in January 1997. He died from immersion with contr…
37y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck
Matthew Lothian, aged 37, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck on 6 January 2021 in Wollongong. He was on medical escort from custody when he seized the firearm from Correctional Services Officer…
34y · Male·Hanging
Mr Kelvin Swab, a 34-year-old with chronic mental illness including borderline personality disorder and longstanding suicidal ideation, died by hang…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Rajesh Pala, a 34-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic depression, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from The Alfred psychiatric unit. He was ad…
51y · Male·self-inflicted chest injuries due to gunshot wound to chest
A 51-year-old man with a 37-year history of depression and alcoholism died by self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had ceased anti-depressant medication (desvenlafaxine) in September 2019 without documented clinical reason, …
46y · Male·Consistent with exhaust fumes toxicity (suicide by carbon monoxide)
…ld teacher, Gavin Lyle Woods, died by suicide after prolonged workplace stress and an undertreated major depressive disorder. He had been a deputy principal at Burpengary State School for only five months. Clinical lesso…
Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…
…t following police restraint during a domestic disturbance call. Robert Plasto-Lehner, a 57-year-old with chronic airways disease and heart disease, died of restraint asphyxia following police restraint in hospital whil…
29y · Female·asphyxiation due to ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…following charges of unlawful wounding against her parents. She had a longstanding history of depression, chronic low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation dating back 15 years. Following arrest in August 1998, she was adm…
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
BX, aged 29, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on 17 July 2023 during a police siege at Bowenfels, NSW. Following a domestic violence incident report, police arrived and BX refused entry, triggering a …
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
Four Aboriginal individuals died on Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering a…
Unknown·Multiple causes: hanging (three cases); exposure in context of organic brain dam…
…eaths were by hanging (ages 19, 25, 27); one by exposure (age 35). Deaths were linked to petrol sniffing (chronic substance abuse causing severe neurological damage), mental health issues, and systemic service failures.…
16y · Female·hanging
…inal girl died by hanging after an episode of inhalant ('chrome') use and relationship breakdown. She had chronic substance abuse, complex psychosocial needs, learning difficulties, and disengagement from education. Whi…
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
…tory including recent involuntary mental health admission (discharged 27 May 2007) for attempted suicide, chronic alcohol abuse, depression, and psychosis. Critically, physicians at Royal Perth Hospital did not access d…
31y · Female·organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
Chloe Tupper died of organ failure due to severe anorexia nervosa at age 31. She had suffered from this illness for 17 years since age 14, receiving multiple episodes of hospital-based refeeding that never achieved la…
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