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166 results for affective disorder

WAhospital2016-02-05

Inquest into the Death of Pauline Margaret DODD

51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease

…Gairdner Hospital on 4 March 2014. She was an involuntary psychiatric patient with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, complicated by childhood rheumatic fever causing cardiac valve damage requiring prosthetic rep…

psychiatrycardiologydiagnosticolanzapine
SAhospital2025-07-03

Coroner's Finding: Provis, Adam James

50y · Male·in-hospital cardiac arrest on a background of seizures and atheroembolic cerebro…

A 50-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, hypertension, anxiety, depression and history of alcohol abuse died from in-hospital cardiac a…

psychiatryneurologythiamine
VICcommunity2015-05-29

Finding into death of Craig Doherty

49y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height

Craig Doherty, a 49-year-old man with Bipolar Affective Disorder and significant alcohol use, died by suicide on 14 January 2013. He had been admitted involunta…

psychiatrygeneral practicelithium
WAmental health2024-04-08

Inquest into the Death of Paul McLOUGHLIN

59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck

Paul McLoughlin, a 59-year-old man with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and heavy cannabis use, died by suicide via incised neck wounds whil…

psychiatryvenlafaxine
WAhospital2005-02-04

Inquest into the Death of Alexander Albert Steinbrenner

36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top

Alexander Albert Steinbrenner, a 36-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, died from multiple injuries sustained when he jumped from an 11-metre cliff at the Roundhouse …

psychiatryemergency medicineflupenthixol
VIChome2014-11-11

Finding into death of Tamara Ann Burt

32y · Female·Alcoholic ketoacidosis

…32, died of alcoholic ketoacidosis after isolating in her room and drinking excessively. She had bipolar affective disorder, alcohol dependence disorder, and borderline personality disorder traits. Despite outpatient me…

psychiatryaddiction medicinesystemcommunicationquetiapine
TAShospital2018-03-19

Coroner's Finding: Bessell, Lynne

67y · Female·metastatic carcinoma of the colon

…f metastatic colon cancer at North West Regional Hospital on 13 March 2016. She had a history of bipolar affective disorder managed at the Spencer Clinic and was subject to a mental health treatment order at the time of…

oncologypsychiatry
TAShome2025-08-22

Coroner's Finding: Marshall, Benjamin Laurence

31y · Male·asphyxia due to self-inflicted hanging

…in October 2019, over two years after discharge from the Royal Australian Navy. He suffered from Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD), a genetic condition not causally related to his naval service, though initially misdiag…

psychiatrypsychologysystemdiagnosticalcohol
TAShome2022-07-08

Coroner's Finding: Davis, Patricia Jane

52y · Female·Undetermined due to decomposition; natural causes considered most likely

…found deceased in her rural home after six days. She suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus, bipolar affective disorder, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and osteopenia. The coroner could not determine a definitiv…

general practicepathology
WAmental health2013

Inquest into the Death of Ibbotson, Graeme Ross

57y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease

…y ambulance from a mental health facility to hospital. He was an involuntary patient admitted for bipolar disorder management and had required multiple transfers to Royal Perth Hospital during his stay for management of …

psychiatrycardiologyprednisolone
VIChome2010-03-15

Finding into death of Terence Thomas Wilson

76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease

…hering. He had recently been diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease requiring bypass surgery and bipolar affective disorder, managed with depot antipsychotic medication under a Community Treatment Order. At a barbecue, …

emergency medicinepsychiatrysodium valporate
SAhome2000-03-08

Coroner's Finding: KAPTSIS Michael Vasilious

3y · Male·smothering

A 3-year-old boy died from smothering by his mother, who was suffering from severe bipolar affective disorder with psychotic features and severe depression. The coroner examined whether psychiatric care wa…

psychiatryemergency medicinelithium carbonate
VIC2016-08-22

Finding into death of Helen

68y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall

68-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and history of suicide attempts died by jumping from a car park rooftop on 14 April 2015. She h…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemmirtazapine
WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Dean Anthony POLLARD

41y · Male·unknown

…hony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions between 200…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationmethamphetamine
VICmental health2024-08-09

Finding into death of Con Kostantinou

63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …

A 63-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea, prostatic hyperplasia, and emphysema was admitted involuntarily to N…

psychiatrygeneral medicinediazepam
SAhospital2016-08-25

Coroner's Finding: SMITH Colin Peter

51y · Male·respiratory failure and cardiac failure on a background of chronic obstructive l…

Colin Peter Smith, aged 51, died of respiratory and cardiac failure from acute pulmonary oedema and pneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive lung disease and ischaemic heart disease. He presented to the Royal Ade…

emergency medicinepsychiatryglyceryl trinitrate
TAScommunity2020-11-23

Coroner's Finding: Golding, Laura Rebecca

51y · Female·drowning

Laura Golding, a 51-year-old transgender female with longstanding bipolar affective disorder and recent psychotic episodes, died by drowning on 13 October 2017 after taking an unmanned din…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelay
QLDcommunity2013-11-11

Pollini, Brett Andrew

43y · Male·Hanging

Brett Andrew Pollini, a 43-year-old fire station officer with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide following a distressing telephone call with the Child Support Agency (CSA) reg…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemsodium valproate
VICcommunity2010-05-19

Finding into death of Ali Sultan Zaidi

30y · Male·head and chest injuries sustained in a fall from a height

Ali Sultan Zaidi, a 30-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a fall from height on 24 September 2007. He had…

psychiatryforensic medicinelithium
VIChome2021-07-14

Finding into death of Edward Michael Espino

36y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging

Edward Espino, a 36-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died by hanging on 1 February 2016. In the hours preceding his death, he learned of a police '…

psychiatryforensic medicinesystemsodium valproate
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