A ‘beautiful’ mother-of-two who was found hanged said she was ‘better off dead’ as she waited three years for an ADHD assessment, an inquest has heard.
Bethany Hewitt, 34, was found hanged in Runcorn, Cheshire, on February 22.
Her death came just 19 days after she disclosed she had experienced suicidal ideation and thoughts of hurting herself during a GP appointment on February 3.
She scored a 15/27 on a PHQ9 questionnaire, which is used as a screening tool by healthcare professionals to measure the presence and severity of depression.
Ms Hewitt’s result was just one point below what healthcare guidelines say should prompt ‘an
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