Coronial

13 results for major depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms

WA2023-08-23

Inquest into the Deaths of Adell Sherylee PARTRIDGE and Veronica Philomena LOCKYER

Female·unascertained

Two Indigenous women from the Pilbara disappeared in late 1998 without trace: Veronica Lockyer (33 years old) and her infant daughter Adell Partridge (7 months old). Veronica …

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VIC2017

Finding into death of Jacinta Mary Dwyer

50y · Female·Hanging

Jacinta Dwyer, a newly appointed magistrate with limited criminal law experience, developed severe anxiety and depression within months of taking office in …

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationcitalopram
NSWhospital2021-06-11

Inquest into the death of Sam Cain (a pseudonym)

23y · Male·hanging

A 23-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit …

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemaripiprazole
NSWmental health2024-05-16

Inquest into the death of Roger Frederick Schnelle

59y · Male·head injuries

…olan House mental health facility in April 2021. He developed sudden onset severe mental illness (anxiety disorder with depressive features, with possible psychotic depression) triggered by debilitating vestibular sympto…

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SAmental health2015-09-22

Coroner's Finding: LARIZZA Giuseppe

79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease

A 79-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarctions, coronary artery bypass graft, schizophrenia, and ischaemic heart disea…

psychiatrycardiologyclozapine
VICcommunity2014-09-01

Finding into death of Kirstan McRae-Jansen

31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia

Kirstan McRae-Jansen, a 31-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia u…

psychiatryolanzapine
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 da…

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VIChospital2025-07-03

Finding into death of JV M

19y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a train incident

JVM was a 19-year-old with major depressive disorder, anxiety, and possible first-episode psychosis who died by suicide after jumping …

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemsertraline
NSWcommunity2024-12-18

Inquest into the death of Olivia Gilffillan

23y · Female·unascertained

…en 1–5 February 2018 after nine years of psychiatric treatment for anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and borderline personality disorder. She was discharged from Shellharbour Ment…

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SAcommunity2014-03-12

Coroner's Finding: MUNDY Michaela Jayne

15y · Female·neck compression due to hanging

Michaela Mundy, a 15-year-old with depression, was seen by CAMHS therapist Vina Hotich from July-November 2011, presenting with suicidal ideat…

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationfluoxetine
TASprison2024-04-18

Coroner's Finding: Gerard, Robert Harold

48y · Male·Hanging (partially suspended hanging using shoelaces as ligature)

…e significant limitations and cannot predict suicide reliably; the mention of shoelaces during a RIT review with concurrent suicidal ideation and weight loss warranted greater clinical significance; psychiatric review ga…

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WA2017-03-07

Inquest into the Death of Barry Matt STUART

49y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…ritical clinical lessons include: (1) maintaining psychiatric continuity of care is essential for prisoners with psychotic symptoms and depression, particularly regarding medication decisions; (2) when psychiatric review…

psychiatrygeneral practicemedicationsystemolanzapine
WAmental health2024-03-07

Inquest into the Death of Petya Evgenieva PETROVA-CIZEK

41y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…tric patient at Bentley Health Service Ward 6 on 16 December 2020. She had been admitted following acute psychotic symptoms with paranoia and suicidal ideation. The coroner found multiple inadequacies in her care: failu…

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