40 results for “grief disorder”
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…ot wound during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for years, and repeatedly expressed suicidal ideation. Police responded a…
42y · Female·Neck compression due to self-suspension
Joanne Finch, a 42-year-old woman remanded in custody on charges related to her son's death, died by hanging in her cell at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre on 24 July 2018. She had chronic suicidal ideation with periods of acu…
7y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
A 7-year-old boy died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after his father deliberately drove their newly purchased car into an oncoming truck. The father had recently experienced severe stress following his partner's d…
31y · Male·Hanging
… days earlier. The coroner found he took his life with prior indication of intent. The deceased had panic disorder and depression and, despite repeated referrals by his GP to psychiatrists, he consistently declined menta…
15y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest
…ing with knives after multiple failed de-escalation attempts. Tyler had a history of oppositional defiant disorder, anger management issues, recent grief over his father's death, and alcohol use that evening. The coroner…
54y · Male·Extensive burns due to detonation of LPG gas cylinder
A 54-year-old man with chronic severe depression, grief from his wife's sudden death, severe debilitating skin condition, and alcohol dependence called emergency …
40y · Male·Haemorrhage from gunshot wound to chest
…in Levay during a police response to his home. Mr Kennedy had been treated for presumed hypomania/bipolar disorder with lithium and later antidepressants by his GP. A psychiatrist at mental health services assessed him b…
60y · Male·single gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
A 60-year-old man with bipolar disorder, depression, and recent bereavement made a 000 call stating suicidal intent with a firearm. A PoliceLink …
25y · Male·hanging
A 25-year-old university student with a complex history of schizoaffective disorder and substance misuse died by hanging during family leave from a mental health ward. He had been stable on…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
Christopher McGrail, a 44-year-old man with a history of substance abuse, depression, and trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alc…
29y · Male·Hanging
… death was self-inflicted. Key clinical lessons include: (1) recognition of multiple cumulative stressors (grief from deaths of father, grandfather and aunt; relationship breakdown; drug addiction; medical comorbidities…
64y · Female·Unascertained
…pression, and social isolation as serious risk factors, particularly in older adults with chronic pain and grief-related mental health decline.
32y · Female·Bilateral haemothoraces with multiple rib fractures and fracture dislocation of …
Marella Johnson, a 32-year-old Aboriginal woman with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was involuntarily admitted to Alexander Bayne Centre on 17 February 2008 after presenting to Echuca Regi…
16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)
Two Indigenous young men, JE (16 years) and JJ (16 years), both died by hanging within four months during a suicide cluster in Mackay, Queensland in 2008. JE's death was impulsive, occurring after paint sniffing and alco…
33y · Male·Multiple injuries consequent upon being struck by a truck
…allegedly at his request. The coroner found Paul deliberately ran in front of trucks while intoxicated and grief-stricken after his brother's death that day. However, the coroner strongly criticized the police decision …
34y · Male·hanging
…monoxide poisoning two days earlier following workplace stress, shoulder injury, loss of driver's licence, grief, and alcohol abuse. Dr S. discharged him on Form 9 leave despite a dramatic change in presentation from th…
19y · Female·sodium nitrite toxicity
…ring a video call with a friend in NSW. AS had a complex history of mental health issues (autism spectrum disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, gender dysphoria) and suicidal ideation from ag…
19y · Male·Intentional self-inflicted hanging
…quires heightened vigilance; two previous attempts using the same method constitute serious warning signs; grief, social isolation, and substance use are compounding risk factors. Earlier mental health engagement might …
30y · Female·Hanging
A 30-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, substance abuse history, and exposure to multiple family suicides (father, close friend, partner's mothe…
14y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of berry aneurysm
A 14-year-old boy died from subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by rupture of a berry aneurysm. He had engaged in consensual play-wrestling with an adult visitor the evening before his death, and the family questioned whethe…
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