Kristi Norgart Mcbride's Suicide Case Study

Kristi Norgart McBride lived with her husband in
Santa Rosa, California. Kristi suffered from manic-depressive mental illness (now called bipolar disorder). In this disease, a person cycles between manic episodes (ultra-happy, expansive, and extroverted) and depressive episodes. The disease is often treated with prescription drugs. Kristi attempted suicide.
A psychiatrist prescribed an anti-anxiety drug. One year later, Kristi attempted suicide again by overdosing on drugs.
The doctor prescribed Halcion, a hypnotic drug, and added
Darvocet-N, a mild narcotic analgesic. Five months later, after descending into a severe depression, Kristi committed suicide by overdosing on Halcion and Darvocet-N. Exactly six years after Kristi’s death,