83 results for “complex post-traumatic stress”
18y · Female·Compression of the neck in circumstances of hanging
Stephanie Winberg, an 18-year-old female with a complex medical history including eating disorder, major depressive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder …
26y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
Juanita Lee McNamara-Cutler, a 26-year-old mother of three with a complex history of mental illness, substance abuse, and prior suicide attempts, died by hanging on 7 September 20…
67y · Female·Head injuries
…ced severe childhood abuse by his stepfather and subsequently developed mental health issues including post-traumatic stress disorder. While receiving mental health support through Uniting and recently obtaining a mental…
50y · Male·Complications of end-stage renal failure (palliated) in a man with Down's syndro…
John Mackenzie, a 50-year-old man with Down's syndrome, severe intellectual disability, and end-stage renal failure, died in a residential care facility operated by the Department of Human Services. He had been recently …
18y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
…-old girl who died by suicide by train on 30 November 2012, six months after a suicide attempt. She had a complex trauma history, including childhood sexual abuse aged 6, and subsequently developed depression, self-harm…
21y · Female·Compression of the neck secondary to hanging
Lillian Rose Thomas, 21, died by hanging on 17 November 2021 at her home in Kyabram, Victoria. She had complex mental health conditions including CPTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and personality disorder traits, with…
14y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…while in Department of Communities care at a therapeutic residential group home on 20 April 2022. She had Complex PTSD from childhood trauma and presented multiple times to emergency departments with suicidal ideation a…
39y · Female·multiple drug toxicity (etizolam and carisoprodol as major components)
…m, carisoprodol) sourced from the dark web, in the context of chronic borderline personality disorder and complex PTSD with lifelong suicidality. She was managed by an intensive community mental health team following a …
46y · Male·cause of death cannot be determined
Trevor Besgrove, a 46-year-old man with complex mental health issues including borderline schizophrenia, depression, and a history of trauma and substanc…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
…es sustained in a high-speed vehicle collision on 6 October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipol…
42y · Male·Anthony Young: multiple gunshot wounds to the body and arm; David Young: multipl…
… threat. The coroner found the shooting justified and lawful. Key clinical lesson: Anthony had documented complex PTSD and substance abuse but was never formally diagnosed with psychotic illness and had no documented ho…
43y · Male·The combined effects of subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity
Timothy Ricketts, a 43-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance use history, died from combined subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxici…
13y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 13-year-old Aboriginal girl in residential care absconded with a vehicle after an extended violent altercation with youth workers and died in a high-speed motor vehicle crash. She had extensive trauma history, PTSD, re…
33y · Unknown·neck compression secondary to hanging
Jessica Anne Thomas, a 33-year-old gender-diverse person with complex psychiatric diagnoses including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD, died…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, d…
A 34-year-old woman with complex medical history including chronic pain, sleep disorder, anxiety and PTSD died from combined drug toxicity…
43y · Male·methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity
A 43-year-old man died from methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, psychosis, PTSD, and polysubstance use disorder, with previous …
Unknown·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
Stacey Docherty, a 38-year-old woman with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse,…
52y · Male·hanging
Luis Lopez, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia managed by NorthWestern Mental Health Service, died by hanging on 10 February 2015. On 9 February, mental health clinicians expressed concern about increased paranoia duri…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…and caregiving responsibilities, and the importance of proactive mental health follow-up during major life stressors.
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
…re at greatly increased risk of death from CNS depressants. His GP, pharmacist, and LGH staff managed his complex medical issues appropriately, including a recent hospitalisation for suicidal ideation with a planned ben…
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