{"id":14280,"date":"2017-09-06T10:04:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T10:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=14280"},"modified":"2017-09-07T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T11:17:09","slug":"dr-martin-rhisiart-killed-himself-after-me-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/dr-martin-rhisiart-killed-himself-after-me-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Martin Rhisiart ‘killed himself after ME diagnosis’"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC News<\/strong> article, 5 September 2017:\u00a0Dr Martin Rhisiart ‘killed himself after ME diagnosis’<\/a><\/h3>\n

A university professor who acted as an economics adviser for the UK\u00a0government killed himself after being diagnosed with ME, an inquest in\u00a0Cardiff has heard. Dr Martin Rhisiart, 43, a professor of strategy and\u00a0innovation at the University of South Wales, was found dead at his home\u00a0in June. The well-known TV and radio pundit also had anxiety and
\ndepression. The inquest heard he received the ME diagnosis weeks before\u00a0his death. ME, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, is a long-term\u00a0neurological condition that causes persistent fatigue.<\/p>\n

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\nIn a written statement, his wife Elena Rhisiart, 44, said: ‘In the last\u00a0few weeks of his life he suffered exhaustion. ‘Martin’s behaviour\u00a0changed and he was having feelings of hopelessness. He didn’t sleep for\u00a0two weeks.’<\/p>\n

Coroner Philip Spinney said: ‘He worked long hours and suffered anxiety.\u00a0\u00a0We heard a few weeks prior to his death he had been diagnosed with\u00a0myalgic encephalomyelitis.’ He recorded a conclusion of suicide.<\/p>\n

Throughout his career, Dr Rhisiart worked on a ground-breaking piece of\u00a0research for the UK Commission for Employment. He was also a member of\u00a0the Welsh Government’s Innovation Advisory Council for Wales.<\/p>\n

Mail online<\/strong>, 6 Sep 2017: Father-of-three economics professor, 43, who advised government hanged himself after being diagnosed with ME<\/a><\/p>\n