Coronial

344 results for major depression

SAmental health2025-03-06

Coroner's Finding: Fowles, Wayne Lincoln

59y · Male·hanging

A 59-year-old man with major depression and psychotic features was lawfully detained under an inpatient treatment order at Noarlunga Ho…

psychiatryemergency medicinelorazepam
VICcommunity2014-01-30

Finding into death of Mihail Andrinopoulos

73y · Male·UNASCERTAINED

A 73-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (hypertension, chronic renal failure, depression) was found deceased in Port Phillip Bay. He had recently commenced dialysis after years of progressive k…

general practicenephrology
SAhome2021-05-28

Coroner's Finding: LOCKWOOD Andrew James

49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head

Andrew Lockwood, a 49-year-old man with depression and significant marital discord, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head on 2 April 2017. H…

general practicepsychiatrysertraline
WAhospital2022-01-06

Inquest into the Death of Louisa Betty RYAN

89y · Female·aspiration pneumonia with respiratory failure complicating major depression with…

Louisa Betty Ryan, 89 years old with major depression with catatonia, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary oedema, diabetes and Parkinsonism, died from asp…

psychiatryanaesthesia
NSWcommunity2015-01-30

Inquest into the death of Alec Samuel MEIKLE

17y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)

…osure to practical jokes including contact cleaner ignited near him, and derogatory comments. He developed major depressive disorder, attempted suicide in August 2008, and returned to New Zealand in September 2008. He d…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemfluoxetine
TAShospital2017-08-22

Coroner's Finding: AH - de-identified

37y · Female·asphyxia due to hanging

A 37-year-old woman with major depression and Crohn's disease was admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. She was discharged af…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationescitalopram
VIChome2020-08-17

Finding into death of Benjamin James Browne

29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck

…ied from a neck laceration sustained during acute behavioural disturbance in August 2018. He had diagnosed major depression with anxiety, prescribed mirtazapine but attended only two psychology sessions. In the weeks be…

general practicepsychologysystemcommunicationmirtazapine
QLDhome2014-06-13

Mahlo, Karen Lee

52y · Female·stab wound to the chest

…ar-old medical 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 att…

psychiatrygeneral practicecitalopram
TAScommunity2023-05-08

Coroner's Finding: Johns, Ross Alexander

36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression

Ross Johns, aged 36, died by hanging on 14-15 June 2021 after a long history of bipolar disorder, major depression, and alcohol dependence. He was discharged from Northside Mental Health Unit on 9 June 2021 fol…

psychiatryemergency medicineprescription medications at therapeutic levels
SAhospital2020-06-18

Coroner's Finding: BOYCE Ian Charles

85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma

…ed pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years of depression. A CT scan revealed previously…

psychiatrygeriatric medicine
WAcommunity2025-04-17

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Peter James GUIDERA

58y · Male·unascertained

Peter James Guidera, a 58-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidal ideation, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared on 8 May 1998 from Narrogin, Western Aust…

psychiatrygeneral practiceantidepressant medication
VIChospital2010-03-24

Coroner's Finding: Janet Carol Rosse

32y · Female·Mexiletine toxicity

… neurological condition causing recurring paralytic episodes and chronic pain, and a concurrent history of major depression and anxiety. In August 2007, she was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital with generalised weaknes…

neurologypsychiatrycommunicationsystemmexiletine
WAmental health2017-06-22

Inquest into the Death of Annette SILVER

47y · Female·Multiple injuries from being struck by a train

A 47-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and anxiety died by suicide while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. She had attemp…

psychiatrypsychologysupervisionsystemcitalopram
NSWcommunity2018-08-28

Inquest into the death of MB

64y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a height

MB, a 64-year-old man with progressive major depression, died from multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a cliff at the Skillion near Terrigal…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemmirtazapine
SAhome2002-11-06

Coroner's Finding: JERICHO Patricia Susanne

43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging

A 43-year-old woman with longstanding depression and previous suicidal ideation presented to Emergency Department twice within 14 days and was referred t…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemaurorix
VICcommunity2021-04-14

Finding into death of JJ

70y · Male·Hanging

…e normal cortisol levels, he remained convinced his symptoms were due to hormonal deficiency rather than depression. Following a serious overdose attempt, he was admitted to psychiatry, improved during admission, and was…

psychiatryendocrinologycommunicationsystemvenlafaxine
TAShome2022-08-11

Coroner's Finding: Youd, Diane Maree

60y · Female·undetermined; natural causes not excluded (possible paraganglioma infarction, pn…

A 60-year-old woman with depression, recent acute kidney injury from dehydration, and suicidal ideation was discharged from hospital on 27 A…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationdelaysertraline
VIChome2015-10-08

Finding into death of Bruce Desmond Andrews

60y · Male·medication overdose

Bruce Andrews, a 60-year-old man with major depression and anxiety, died from medication overdose following relationship breakdown and acute alcohol i…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationdiagnosticclonazepam
VIC2026-02-03

Finding into death of Jacqueline Courtenay Hunter Pringle

23y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height

…partment after consuming alcohol and MDMA at Crown Casino. She had a complex psychiatric history including major depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance abuse, with multiple prior suicide attempts. She was discharged f…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationdiagnosticalcohol
NSWcommunity2023-12-14

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of XA

36y · Male·Unascertained

…ld male psychiatrist disappeared on 25 January 2023 and is presumed deceased. He had treatment-resistant depression, was in significant pain from a recent back injury, and was prescribed opioids (Lyrica, Endone, Oxycodon…

psychiatrygeneral practicepregabalin
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