273 results for “depressive disorder”
33y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning consistent with inhalation of car exhaust fumes
A 33-year-old man with major depressive disorder and multiple suicide attempts died by carbon monoxide poisoning after premature discharge from …
60y · Male·stab wound of chest (self-inflicted)
…cute psychiatric diagnosis or self-harm risk. A consultant psychiatrist's earlier report noted recurrent depressive disorder with dependent personality features and risk of impulsive self-directed actions. Police acted a…
31y · Male·compression of the neck secondary to hanging
Rory Van Geleuken, a 31-year-old with longstanding major depressive disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD, died by hanging. He had rece…
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 following a friend's death, died by hangin…
52y · Female·stab wound to the chest
…edical 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 attempts. Th…
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 psychiatric hospita…
33y · Female·hanging
A 33-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and a history of suicide attempts died by hanging five days after discharge from hospital follo…
60y · Female·multiple injuries
JF, a 60-year-old woman with recurrent major depressive disorder and a history of suicide attempts, died by suicide at Redhead Headland on 12 February 2024. Des…
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 2011 following suicidal ideation. During admissio…
Male·Hanging
YGE, a man with major depressive disorder, suicidality, and illicit substance use, died by hanging at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre on…
73y · Male·UNASCERTAINED
…fter years of progressive kidney disease and documented poor medication compliance. He had chronic major depressive disorder with documented suicidal ideation explored by his psychologist, though he consistently denied i…
25y · Female·multiple injuries
A 25-year-old woman with newly diagnosed metastatic gastro-oesophageal cancer and depression died by suicide on hospital grounds. She was admitted on 30 January 2021 after imaging showed cancer progression. Her sister di…
17y · Female·multiple injuries due to impact by train
A 17-year-old girl with major depressive disorder, a history of self-harm and overdoses, parent-child conflict, and a disclosed history of childh…
50y · Female·Hanging
…February 2017. Despite supportive interventions from senior judges and mental health treatment for major depressive disorder, she resigned in July 2017 and died by suicide in October 2017. The coroner found medical care …
53y · Female·unascertained natural causes
Ms Rona, a 53-year-old woman with major depression, was admitted involuntarily to Bungarabee House psychiatric unit on 6 August 2018 after presenting with catatonic features, mutism, and refusal to eat or drink. She was …
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 experienci…
41y · Male·Hanging
Stuart Alan Ronning, a 41-year-old man with recurrent depressive disorder, alcohol dependency, and previous suicide attempts, presented to Royal Melbourne Hospital emerg…
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 April 20…
28y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Christopher George, a 28-year-old man with a history of depression and suicidal ideation, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while police conducted a welfare check at his home. He had stopped taking sertraline (ant…
51y · Female·multiple (head, chest, pelvic and limb) injuries
…r Highway near Hobart, Tasmania, on 9 October 2023. A 51-year-old female driver with a history of bipolar disorder and alcohol misuse entered the north-bound lanes of a divided highway when she should have entered the so…
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