158 results for “major_depression”
59y · Male·hanging
A 59-year-old man with major depression and psychotic features was lawfully detained under an inpatient treatment order at Noarlunga Hospital's Morier Ward. He was appropriately managed, initially in the high-dependency …
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 aspiration pneumonia with respiratory failure following electroconvulsive …
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 after less than two days following clinical improvement, against her husband's reserv…
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. He had been diagnosed with major depression and alcohol dependency…
32y · Female·Mexiletine toxicity
Janet Rosse was a 32-year-old woman with hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis, a genetic neurological condition causing recurring paralytic episodes and chronic pain, and a concurrent history of major depression and anxiety.…
29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck
Benjamin Browne, 29, died 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 sess…
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. Over 18 months, his mental health deteriorated with depressive symp…
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 intoxication. He fell from his porch, called his granddaughter reportin…
70y · Male·Hanging
A 60-year-old man with recent pituitary surgery developed persistent fatigue and depressive symptoms. Despite normal cortisol levels, he remained convinced his symptoms were due to hormonal deficiency rather than depress…
85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
An 85-year-old man died from hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years …
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 August 2021 after psychiatric improvement. She was prescribed increased Sertralin…
59y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Alexander Pasinski, age 59, died from asphyxia due to choking while an involuntary psychiatric patient in Launceston General Hospital's Northside unit. He had major depression and paranoid schizophrenia with complex psyc…
36y · Male·Unascertained
A 36-year-old 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, Endon…
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 following adm…
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 to psychiatric services. She had persistently refused antidepressant…
27y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of hanging
Jamie Kowalewsky, a 27-year-old with long-standing mental health issues including depression, substance abuse (ICE and cannabis), and previous suicide attempt, was voluntarily admitted to a low dependency psychiatric uni…
43y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
A 43-year-old male veteran died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted after a high-lethality suicide attempt involving overdose and carbon monoxide ex…
23y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Jacqueline Pringle, 23, died from injuries sustained in a fall from the 60th floor of an apartment after consuming alcohol and MDMA at Crown Casino. She had a complex psychiatric history including major depression, anxie…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
Joyce Binch, 82, died of acute pyelonephritis from bladder malignancy while detained under mental health legislation. She was admitted with urinary tract infection, anaemia, acute renal failure, and acute exacerbation of…
57y · Male·Hanging
A 57-year-old male inmate died by hanging at Long Bay Correctional Centre in January 2018. Although he had been psychiatrically assessed as experiencing major depression with psychotic features and was recommended by a p…
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