391 results for “severe depression”
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating catatonia and depression in the setting of met…
Patricia Russell, a 76-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer, catatonia, and severe depression, died from aspiration pneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. She was a compulsory patient under th…
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
A 30-year-old male with severe alcohol dependence died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was admitted after police found him malnourished following 30 da…
15y · Male·Hanging (redacted in original but indicated by reference to method of suicide)
A 15-year-old boy with depression died by suicide. He had a difficult relationship with his parents and was reluctant to engage with menta…
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 sk…
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…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
Allan Phipps was a 76-year-old man with a known thoracic aortic aneurysm and severe depression admitted to Austin Hospital in October 2012 for unstable angina and depression management. His …
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
Mrs Edwards, a 32-year-old woman with severe depression and psychiatric history, was found dead in bed. Autopsy revealed opiate toxicity with high leve…
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
…ined in a deliberately set house fire on 29 November 2020. He had experienced a relationship breakdown and severe depression with suicidal ideation. He presented to hospital twice in the preceding weeks with suicidal tho…
50y · Female·unknown
…psy examination could not establish a cause of death due to advanced decomposition. She had a history of depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder with hoarding behaviours. A letter found at her apartment su…
14y · Female·Hanging
… 14-year-old girl, died by hanging in August 2009. She was being treated with isotretinoin (Roacutane) for severe acne by a dermatologist who reviewed her regularly. Expert opinion confirmed isotretinoin's association wi…
34y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when the car he was driving collided with a tree
A 34-year-old man with a history of depression and a previous suicide attempt died when he intentionally drove his car into a tree. He had been prescri…
31y · Female·hanging
A 31-year-old woman with a long history of depression, anxiety, and PTSD died by hanging. She experienced multiple concurrent stressors: workplace sexual hara…
59y · Male·Multiple blunt injuries following a fall from a cliff
…fers of accommodation and support from his sons shortly before his death. Post-mortem examination revealed severe traumatic injuries and significant underlying health conditions including emphysema, severe cardiovascular…
43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…
Adrian Steven Lacroix, a 43-year-old man with a long history of mental health problems, severe depression, and suicidal ideation since 2013, died by suicide on 6 March 2021. On the day of his death, fo…
62y · Male·drowning
…the Derwent River on 30 June 2016 after a rapid deterioration in mental health. He had a long history of depression but experienced acute decompensation with paranoid delusions in the weeks before death, triggered by a p…
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
… valve stenosis while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted following severe depression, suicidal ideation, and self-neglect after multiple family bereavements. Six days into admissio…
21y · Male·cerebral edema, cerebral infarcts and pneumonia; subdural haematoma
…amounts of alcohol, achieving a blood alcohol level of 0.32 g/100ml—more than double the level that causes severe CNS depression. He had fallen backwards at the doorway, striking his head on concrete, causing subdural ha…
31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …
…from psychiatric hospital. He had suffered a workplace back injury in 2006 resulting in chronic pain and depression, becoming dependent on multiple CNS-depressant medications including morphine, diazepam, and alprazolam.…
3y · Male·smothering
A 3-year-old boy died from smothering by his mother, who was suffering from severe bipolar affective disorder with psychotic features and severe depression. The coroner examined whether psy…
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