95 results for “chronic major depression”
73y · Male·UNASCERTAINED
A 73-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (hypertension, chronic renal failure, depression) was found deceased in Port Phillip Bay. He had recently commenced dialysis aft…
52y · Female·stab wound to the chest
…ar-old medical doctor, died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest on 28 May 2008. She had suffered major depressive disorder since 2006, was being treated by psychiatrist Dr F., and had made previous suicide att…
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…
60y · Female·undetermined
Margaret Elizabeth Hills, a 60-year-old woman with chronic pain and depression from a work-related spinal injury, disappeared on 2 February 2010 from her home in Ka…
54y · Male·Unknown - death established on balance of probabilities but manner and cause und…
A 54-year-old man with major depressive disorder, chronic suicidality, and alcohol abuse was discharged from psychiatric hospital on 23…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
…tone toxicity in her Sydney apartment on 27-28 May 2016. She had a long history of mental health issues, depression, substance use, and prior self-harm. She had recently obtained pentobarbitone from Mexico via internet, …
64y · Female·Unascertained
A 64-year-old woman with chronic pain from multiple joint replacements, significant depression following her daughter's death in 2006, and…
37y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging
A 37-year-old woman with major depression and Crohn's disease was admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. She was discharged af…
64y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
A 64-year-old man with long-standing depression, personality disorder, and chronic pain died by plastic bag asphyxiation in a psychiatric hospital open …
36y · Male·Unascertained
…ld male psychiatrist disappeared on 25 January 2023 and is presumed deceased. He had treatment-resistant depression, was in significant pain from a recent back injury, and was prescribed opioids (Lyrica, Endone, Oxycodon…
58y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
Lloyd Felman, a 58-year-old man with chronic pain, depression, and alcohol use, died from amitriptyline toxicity in July 2008. In the three weeks prio…
49y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity from intentional self-administration of intravenous fentanyl…
…The coroner examined whether workplace factors contributed to her suicide. While evidence showed she had depression, work-related injuries, experienced the suicide of a colleague, faced uncertain return-to-work negotiati…
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 · Male·Head and chest injury
…ngstanding history of mental illness, poly-substance abuse including intravenous amphetamines and heroin, chronic suicidal ideation, and multiple psychiatric admissions. On the day of his death, he consumed amphetamines…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
…nd alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol dependence, with multiple prior suicide attempts. On 9 June 2019, a…
56y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…m/h) on a rural road. The coroner found he intentionally took his own life. Frawley had been treated for depression since 2014 by Dr H., a psychiatrist. He ceased medication without consultation in late 2018 despite advi…
67y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…d by hanging in the secure ward of Joondalup Health Campus on 19 December 2003. He had a long history of depression exacerbated by chronic pain from a 2000 motor vehicle accident, and required multiple psychiatric admiss…
55y · Male·exsanguination resulting from self-inflicted wounds to left brachial artery and …
…wrists. He had a long history of mental health conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, with poor medication compliance and heavy alcohol use. Prison health assessments were conducted appropr…
34y · Male·hanging
… in presentation from the previous day when Dr N. assessed high-intent, high-lethality suicide attempt and major depression. Critical failures included: inadequate communication between psychiatrists; Dr S.'s failure to…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a mixed drug toxicity
…evated tramadol with benzodiazepines (alprazolam, diazepam, temazepam, oxazepam) causing synergistic CNS depression. Evidence suggests Emma consumed significantly more tramadol than prescribed (up to 850mg versus 450-500…
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