A Jeremy Kyle Show guest suspected to have killed himself was put into a taxi two hours after telling a researcher "I wish I was dead", an inquest heard.
Construction worker Steve Dymond, 63, died around a week after taking a love-cheat lie-detector test on the confrontational daytime ITV show, which has since been axed.
He was found in his rented room in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on May 9 after splitting from his on-off fiancee Jane Callaghan.
The show's recording took place on May 2, but was never aired.
At a pre-inquest review at Portsmouth Coroner's Court on Monday, assistant coroner Lincoln Brookes was told about some of the "broad themes" Mr Dymond's family would be raising.
Speaking on behalf of the family, barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher said Mr Dymond was "exceptionally vulnerable" and had stopped taking prescribed anti-depressants in order to take the show's polygraph test.
She said: "After his cruel shaming he did not get the appropriate support from the aftercare team."
Ms Gallagher said the amount of time between the suggestion of Mr Dymond appearing on the show and the filming was a "very short" 72-hour period.
She said: "For a decision so potentially life-changing, there is no equivalent. There is no cooling off. You are jumped on very quickly."
Ms Gallagher said that following the recording, Mr Dymond was "put in a homeward-bound taxi within two hours of telling a researcher that he was really upset and that 'life was nothing without Jane' and said 'I wish I was dead', or words to that effect".
She claimed the family had seen "no evidence" that Mr Dymond was given any welfare checks by any qualified mental health staff.
Ms Gallagher, of Doughty Street Chambers, said: "We presume this was left to a medically unqualified researcher."
Mr Dymond's death came amid growing scrutiny over the duty of care reality TV shows have to participants.
Ms Gallagher said the family has now requested internal ITV interview notes from Jeremy Kyle, the assistant producer, a researcher, and the aftercare and polygraph teams.
They have also asked for the unedited recording of the show, which ITV's barrister, Simon Antrobus, agreed to provide.
Mr Antrobus told the inquest that the aftercare team had seen Mr Dymond.
The full inquest had been due to take place on November 21, but Ms Gallagher successfully contested that it should be adjourned.
She said the family had been declined legal aid and that their legal team was the only one without funding - an issue which they would be challenging.
At the opening of Mr Dymond's inquest in May, detective sergeant Marcus Mills, of Hampshire Police, said his death was a suspected suicide.
A further inquest review is due to take place on November 21, while the full inquest is scheduled to begin on April 27 2020, and last four days.
Jeremy Kyle could "potentially" attend the inquest as a witness, said solicitor Merry Varney, of the law firm Leigh Day, after the hearing.
She said: "It will depend on disclosure and will be a matter for the next hearing."
Leigh Day is representing Mr Dymond's brother and cousin.
