32 results for “dysthymia”
59y · Male·Unascertained
…luded intentional or unintentional opioid overdose, or cardiac/respiratory complications. He had chronic dysthymia, social isolation, and poor engagement with addiction and mental health services. Clinical lessons inclu…
38y · Male·combined effects of inhalation of products of combustion and incineration
… himself alight during police attendance at his home on home detention bail. He had a history of chronic dysthymia, alcohol abuse, and previous self-harm threats. Roberts made repeated calls to his ex-partner threatenin…
19y · Female·asphyxiation
A 19-year-old university student with chronic bilateral uveitis presented to university counselling with depression. She disclosed detailed written suicide plans (helium asphyxiation) to the Head of Counselling, who appr…
59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck
Paul McLoughlin, a 59-year-old man with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and heavy cannabis use, died by suicide via incised neck wounds while on day leave from Graylands Hospital. He w…
Male·neck compression due to hanging
…my Williams (24) was comprehensively assessed by a mental health nurse but received a wrong diagnosis of dysthymia (rather than major depression) from a non-psychiatrist, devastating his confidence in getting help. Neit…
37y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
A 37-year-old man with depression, suicidal ideation, and antisocial personality disorder died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following hanging while on home detention bail. He had been arrested following a domest…
31y · Male·Hanging
A 31-year-old man with borderline personality disorder presented to mental health services after a suicide attempt on 30 March 2005, discharged after psychiatric assessment at Maroondah Hospital ED. Following several cri…
46y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 46-year-old woman with borderline and antisocial personality disorder, depression, and cannabis dependence died by suicide while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. She had previously expressed suicidal ideation incl…
34y · Male·Hanging
A 34-year-old remand prisoner died by hanging in his cell at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He had a history of child sexual offences and mental health issues including depression and past self-harm. Initial risk ass…
22y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a train incident
Nicolas Russell Miles, aged 22, died from head and neck injuries after deliberately lying on railway tracks in front of a moving train on 12 January 2015. He had a history of anxiety, psychosis, and attention deficit dis…
27y · Male·Hanging
Richard Hilton, a 27-year-old with longstanding bipolar affective disorder and benzodiazepine dependence, presented to Werribee ED three times in two months with suicidal ideation and self-harm attempts. Each time he was…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
SK, a 25-year-old man with ADHD, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, depression and anxiety, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while handling an unregistered revolver under the influence of amphetamines, cannab…
27y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 27-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, and borderline personality disorder died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, diazepam, citalopram, quetiapine) shortly after disc…
25y · Male·drowning
Matthew Leary, 25, died by suicide at Watsons Bay on 28 November 2014 after three psychiatric admissions in one month. Key clinical lessons: mental health clinicians at Prince of Wales Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital …
29y · Female·asphyxiation due to ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Wendy Anne Eadie, 29, died by suicide in Graylands Hospital's Frankland Centre on 1 November 1998 while detained following charges of unlawful wounding against her parents. She had a longstanding history of depression, c…
52y · Male·HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and n…
Bruce Jason Garrett, a 52-year-old prisoner detained under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act, died at Royal Perth Hospital on 2 October 2010 from HIV infection complicated by basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the hea…
25y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury due to plastic bag asphyxia
Graeme Eady, 25 years old with chronic depression first formally treated in July 2003, was admitted after a suicide attempt in September 2003. Following an altercation with another patient, he was transferred to H Floor …
19y · Female·sodium nitrite toxicity
This finding concerns the death of a 19-year-old transgender woman (referred to as 'AS') who died from sodium nitrite toxicity on 9 May 2021. She ingested sodium nitrite during a video call with a friend in NSW. AS had a…
24y · Male·0.22 calibre gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Christopher Merritt, a 24-year-old man with a history of reactive depression triggered by relationship breakdowns, presented to his GP Dr W. on 30 June 2003 with acute tearfulness, suicidal ideation, and dangerous reckle…
38y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
Margaret Lindsay, 38, died by hanging in Adelaide Women's Prison on 23 May 2001 whilst remanded in custody. She had a complex history of psychiatric illness, drug and alcohol abuse, and multiple suicide attempts. Despite…
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