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Troubled teen Caitlyn Scott-Lee did not appear to be at risk of taking her own life when she spoke with a mental health nurse weeks before she died, an inquest heard today.
The autistic 16-year-old was found dead in a secluded room at £44,000-a-year Wycombe Abbey school in Buckinghamshire the day before she was due to attend a detention after a bottle of vodka was found in her locker on March 19.
Beaconsfield Coroner's Court heard how Caitlyn took her own life after becoming overwhelmed with anxiety over the detention and discussed her feelings after a GP visit.
'There was nothing extraordinary to raise alarm bells that she was at significant risk of acting on thoughts of suicide,' mental health nurse Sally-Ann Phillips told the inquest today.
The hearing was told Caitlyn was referred to Buckinghamshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) by her GP after he diagnosed her as suffering from moderate anxiety and depression.
Ms Phillips said she had a phone call with Caitlyn to assess what treatment should be implemented and the teenager talked about her suicidal thoughts and how she was suffering from depression.
The nurse said when she was later told Caitlyn had taken her own life she was shocked as there was nothing in their talk to suggest she would have such a tragic end.
Caitlyn Scott-Lee, 16, (pictured) was found dead at Wycombe Abbey on April 21 last year
Mental health nurse Sally-Ann Phillips spoke at the inquest at Beaconsfield Coroner's Court today
Caitlyn Scott-Lee (pictured), 16, took her own life at a prestigious private Buckinghamshire school, Wycombe Abbey School in April last year
Caitlyn was found dead the day before her first ever detention at Wycombe Abbey (pictured)
'She said she would not act on the suicidal thoughts and when she had them would go for a walk or listen to music,' said Ms Phillips.
The nurse said Caitlyn had told her she was not motivated to do her schoolwork.
'She said her low moods felt like a bad day every day. Her main concern was there was no motivation for schoolwork, but she had not spoken to the school about her concerns.'
Caitlyn also told the nurse she was sleep deprived and had withdrawn from many of her friends, during the phone conversation three weeks before she died.
After the conversation, it was recommended that Caitlyn should be given some therapy that would start after about three months.
'There was not a lot of risk, just a safety plan,' said Ms Phillips.
The inquest had also been told Caitlyn suffered from depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts for several years.
She had told her roommate that she would rather kill herself than attend the detention and diary entries found after her death also revealed how anxious she had been about the detention, with one note saying this would be her last entry.
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