189 results for “major_depressive_disorder”
31y · Male·compression of the neck secondary to hanging
Rory Van Geleuken, a 31-year-old with longstanding major depressive disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and ADHD, died by hanging. He had received mental health treatment since age 17, inclu…
18y · Female·Compression of the neck in circumstances of hanging
Stephanie Winberg, an 18-year-old female with a complex medical history including eating disorder, major depressive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder following a friend's death, died by hanging on 16 October 2…
33y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning consistent with inhalation of car exhaust fumes
A 33-year-old man with major depressive disorder and multiple suicide attempts died by carbon monoxide poisoning after premature discharge from psychiatric inpatient care. He was admitted to Lyell McEwin Health Service o…
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 kidney dise…
60y · Female·multiple injuries
JF, a 60-year-old woman with recurrent major depressive disorder and a history of suicide attempts, died by suicide at Redhead Headland on 12 February 2024. Despite three prior psychiatric hospitalizations and documented…
53y · Female·unascertained natural causes
Ms Rona, a 53-year-old woman with major depression, was admitted involuntarily to Bungarabee House psychiatric unit on 6 August 2018 after presenting with catatonic features, mutism, and refusal to eat or drink. She was …
Male·Hanging
YGE, a man with major depressive disorder, suicidality, and illicit substance use, died by hanging at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre on 28 December 2019. He was subject to a family violence intervention order and had b…
54y · Male·Unknown - death established on balance of probabilities but manner and cause und…
A 54-year-old man with major depressive disorder, chronic suicidality, and alcohol abuse was discharged from psychiatric hospital on 23 April 2014 while remaining at "very high chronic suicide risk." He had multiple prio…
52y · Female·stab wound to the chest
Dr L., a 52-year-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 previou…
17y · Female·multiple injuries due to impact by train
A 17-year-old girl with major depressive disorder, a history of self-harm and overdoses, parent-child conflict, and a disclosed history of childhood sexual abuse died by suicide on her first day of Year 12. Critical clin…
17y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Alec Meikle was a 17-year-old apprentice in New South Wales who experienced bullying and harassment at his workplace at Downer EDI from January to May 2008. The incidents included creation of a 'Sphincter Dilation Chart'…
33y · Female·hanging
A 33-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and a history of suicide attempts died by hanging five days after discharge from hospital following a carbon monoxide poisoning attempt. The coroner found that discharge…
15y · Male·Electrocution
JH, a 15-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, died by electrocution at home on 16 September 2019. He had been experiencing suicidal ideation for months and was discharged from inpatient p…
54y · Female·Acute alcohol toxicity with immersion
A 54-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and alcohol addiction died from acute alcohol toxicity with immersion. She was hospitalised involuntarily on 23 December 2008 with a blood alcohol level of 0.323 and sui…
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 attempted suicide in November 2014 and was admitted to Bentley Hospital for psychiatric t…
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 February 2017. Despite supportive interventions from senior judg…
42y · Male·drowning
Mark David Moylan, aged 42, drowned in the Tamar River near Gravelly Beach, Tasmania, on 25 January 2014. He had a long history of substance abuse and mental health problems, including depression and bipolar affective di…
64y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
A 64-year-old man with long-standing depression, personality disorder, and chronic pain died by plastic bag asphyxiation in a psychiatric hospital open ward. He had been admitted involuntarily after expressing suicidal i…
51y · Female·multiple (head, chest, pelvic and limb) injuries
This case involves a fatal motor vehicle collision on the Brooker Highway near Hobart, Tasmania, on 9 October 2023. A 51-year-old female driver with a history of bipolar disorder and alcohol misuse entered the north-boun…
37y · Male·Carbon monoxide poisoning
Benjamin Gleeson, a 37-year-old man, died from carbon monoxide poisoning by exhaust inhalation. He had a history of methamphetamine use, depression with suicidal ideation, and was a perpetrator of family violence. Despit…
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