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A grammar school girl hanged herself after spiralling into depression because of severe acne, an inquest has heard.
Melissa Martin-Hughes, 18, who was predicted to get three A*s in her A-levels, had been taking the controversial drug Roaccutane for her condition.
It has been blamed for numerous cases of depression and suicide.
Miss Martin-Hughes began self-harming after suffering ‘dark episodes’ from the age of 14 when she developed ‘severe acne’ on her face and upper body, the inquest was told yesterday.
Miss Martin-Hughes began self-harming after suffering ‘dark episodes’ from the age of 14 when she developed ‘severe acne’ on her face and upper body, the inquest was told yesterday.
She was prescribed Roaccutane and put on the oral contraceptive pill to try to reduce the condition.
The acne improved, and she seemed settled until she began suffering stress in the run-up to her AS-level exams. She then attempted suicide at Beachy Head, East Sussex, in August 2009 – the day before results were due.
After that, the teenager was sectioned and put under the care of mental health services, but was ‘let down’ by failures from those supposed to look after her, the inquest was told.
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