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12 results for generalized anxiety disorder

VIChospital2016-06-24

Finding into death of Wendy Elizabeth Pennycuick

65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia following emergency laparotomy for incarcerated umbilical h…

…ent aspiration pneumonia. Despite appropriate management including ICU consultation, the patient's severe anxiety, agitation, pain, and comorbidities led to clinical deterioration. The coroner found the healthcare provi…

colorectal surgeryintensive care
VIChospital2017-12-14

Finding into death of Craig Michael Akerblom

31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to hanging

Craig Akerblom, a 31-year-old man with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and selective eating disorder, died by hanging resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain inj…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemvenlafaxine
WAcommunity2021-03-25

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Jason Marcus LAWSON

32y · Male·unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland

Jason Marcus Lawson, a 32-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, polysubstance use, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared on 11 December 2003, one week after discha…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationdelaycitalopram
VIChome2012-07-18

Finding into death of Joshua Meloury_Kaup

15y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, 7-aminoclonazepam, fluoxetine, sertraline)

Joshua Meloury-Kaup, a 15-year-old boy with ADHD, anxiety disorder, and chronic sleep disturbance, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting his grandmother's …

paediatricspsychiatrysystemcommunicationmorphine
NSWhospital2017-12-21

Inquest into the death of Errol Handog

34y · Male·Hanging

Errol Handog, a 34-year-old man presenting with anxiety, was assessed by psychiatry on two consecutive days at Nepean Hospital and discharged to community care d…

psychiatrycommunicationdiagnosticquetiapine
VIChome2014-12-10

Finding into death of Phoebe Handsjuk

24y · Female·Exsanguination from injuries sustained while attempting to climb from a height i…

Phoebe Handsjuk, a 24-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, was found deceased in the refuse room of her apartment building on 2 December 2010. T…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemzolpidem
VICcommunity2024-10-04

Finding into death of T K

18y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity

TK, an 18-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and a history of childhood trauma, died from mixed drug toxicity following intentio…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelaytramadol
NSW2025-09-15

Inquest into the death of Robert Sievers

81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…

Robert Sievers, an 81-year-old man incarcerated since 2001, died from COVID-19 infection on a background of type 2 diabetes and end-stage chronic kidney disease. Despite multiple warnings about vaccination, Sievers refus…

geriatric medicinepalliative careantiviral medication
NSWhospital2018-05-03

Inquest into the death of Naomi Watson Ley

33y · Female·hanging, self-inflicted with intention of taking her own life

Naomi Watson Ley, a 33-year-old woman with a history of depression and borderline personality disorder, was admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital following suicidal ideation after medication changes (moclobe…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationmoclobemide
QLDmental health2007-05-25

Mental Health patient

Female·multiple injuries due to a fall from height (suicide by jumping from multi-store…

A woman with major depressive disorder and psychotic features died by suicide at a shopping centre car park on 21 September 2004, six days after…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemmirtazapine
VIChome2025-09-02

Finding into death of Mr IKL

29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (gabapentin, codeine, diazepam, oxycodone, doxylamine, prome…

A 29-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity involving multiple CNS depressants. His GP, Dr X, had maintained an inappropriate three-year sexual relationship with the patient while prescribing escalating doses of opio…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticmedicationgabapentin
SAmental health2025-04-17

Coroner's Finding: Furlan, Mark John & Miller, Richard John

50; 37y · Male; male·Mark John Furlan: hypoxic brain injury due to acute neck compression due to hang…

… continuous rather than close observations, and that key psychiatric warnings (paranoid comments, thought-disordered writings) were not adequately communicated to treating psychiatrist Dr S., who should have reassessed a…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationescitalopram

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