Barry Fullarton
17 May 2019 · Coroner Andre Rebello · Liverpool and Wirral
The coroner's concerns
1. assessment validity during low mood
“Those carrying out mental health assessments should have regard to how a mental disorder manifests in a patient. In this case, the diurnal nature of the reactive depressive illness was evident from the medial records such that an assessor could have documented that the assessment at a particular time when mood was good may not be valid when in low mood.”