10 results for “melancholic features”
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
KL, a 62-year-old journalist with a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) in June 2020 following suicidal ideation. Af…
71y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 71-year-old farmer with a 10-year history of major depressive disorder with melancholic features died by hanging on 22 July 2005, three days after admission to a private psychiatric hospital …
80y · Male·Drowning
An 80-year-old man with severe depression, suicidal ideation, and probable vascular dementia died by drowning after leaving a psychiatric ward. He was appropriately treated with ECT, medication, and placed on an ITO. How…
53y · Female·unascertained natural causes
…itted involuntarily to Bungarabee House psychiatric unit on 6 August 2018 after presenting with catatonic features, mutism, and refusal to eat or drink. She was found unresponsive the following afternoon and died shortly…
54y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
Paul Peterson, 54, died by hanging after leaving a private psychiatric hospital on unapproved leave while on close observations. He was admitted with major depression, suicidal ideation, and opioid dependence. On 1 July …
43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…d her on 24 November and urgently recommended hospital admission, stating she had major depression with melancholic features, possible psychotic symptoms, and elevated self-harm risk. However, the acute crisis intervent…
57y · Male·Multiple fatal injuries following a fall from height onto rocks
A 57-year-old European-born man died by suicide after falling from a cliff in northern Tasmania in July 2014. He had experienced progressive mental health deterioration over 12 months, including depression, anxiety, and …
20y · Male·hanging
A 20-year-old male with major depressive disorder and melancholic features was admitted to psychiatric hospital on 4 June 2003 under an indefinite involuntary treatment …
60y · Female·undetermined
Margaret Elizabeth Hills, a 60-year-old woman with chronic pain and depression from a work-related spinal injury, disappeared on 2 February 2010 from her home in Katoomba, NSW. Her skeletal remains were discovered nearly…
33y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning consistent with inhalation of car exhaust fumes
… indicators for longer admission: multiple recent overdoses, previous suicide attempt by motor vehicle, melancholic depression, and documented high-risk features. The coroner found the discharge inappropriate and occurr…
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