301 results for “psychotic disorder”
38y · Male·hanging
…ped obsessive behaviours, cognitive changes, depression, anxiety and forgetfulness. Later he experienced psychotic symptoms with auditory hallucinations and suicidal ideation. The inquest concluded CTE is linked not to …
42y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Sheridan Troy Hilton, a 42-year-old woman with a history of depression and substance abuse, died by suicide on 31 August 2003 while in an unwell mental state. She experienced significant psychosocial stressors including …
26y · Male·multiple injuries
…ght and alcohol consumption. Social worker Manfred Rapp conducted a 15-minute assessment, found Carl not psychotic, low suicide risk, and arranged return to the Community Care Unit via taxi. Carl left the ED without tak…
50y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen
…by STAR Group officer DA on 16 September 2015 following a mental health crisis. Kuskoff displayed florid psychotic symptoms including paranoid delusions, was heavily armed, and fired multiple shots from his property. De…
77y · Female·Complications of malnutrition in a woman with paranoid delusions
A 77-year-old woman with complex medical and psychiatric history died from complications of malnutrition while an inpatient with paranoid delusions and delirium. She was admitted following falls and required compulsory t…
42y · Male·Incised injury to the neck resulting in exsanguination and air embolism
Naser Vukovic, a 42-year-old prisoner with severe psychotic symptoms and dual P1/S3 risk ratings, died by self-inflicted neck laceration in Melbourne Assessment Pri…
47y · Female·risperidone toxicity
Rosa Sinapi, a 47-year-old woman with delusional disorder, died from risperidone toxicity after ingesting an overdose of her antipsychotic medication. She had self…
15y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
Michaela Mundy, a 15-year-old with depression, was seen by CAMHS therapist Vina Hotich from July-November 2011, presenting with suicidal ideation, self-harm, and moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. Despite evidence o…
54y · Female·Hanging
A 54-year-old woman with a history of puerperal psychosis presented with severe depression and anxiety in early 2011. After two suicide attempts, she was admitted to Austin Health's Acute Psychiatric Unit involuntarily. …
15y · Male·Electrocution
JH, a 15-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, died by electrocution at home on 16 September 2019. He had been experienci…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
…e (found at scene). The coroner was unable to determine capacity to form suicidal intent given potential psychotic state from medications, cannabis, and post-ictal phenomena. Systemic improvements implemented post-death…
47y · Female·hyponatraemia arising from primary polydipsia and complications of schizoaffecti…
Tammy Michelle Shipley, a 47-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, died in custody on 20 December 2022 from hyponatraemia arising from primary polydip…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
…y. He had consumed a large dose of methylamphetamine (3.9 mg/L blood level), which caused aggressive and psychotic behaviour. After assaulting a friend while she was driving, he wandered naked on a street in Girrawheen.…
47y · Male·gunshot wound of the head (self-inflicted)
A 47-year-old man with delusional disorder was discharged from mental health detention with a firearm prohibition order. He attended a commercial fi…
20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
Steven Charles Indich, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and a long history of psychotic symptoms, violent behaviour and substance abuse, died by suicide in Smith Ward at Graylands Hospital on …
31y · Male·Combined Drug Toxicity (amitriptyline and metoclopramide)
…rtburn medication and mentioned to his lawyer that he had been threatened, there is no evidence of acute psychotic symptoms or significantly impaired capacity. The coroner found he intentionally took his own life. Clini…
56y · Male·unascertained; presumed suicide by unknown means
Gerald Vanderwerf, a 56-year-old man with a 40-year history of severe depression, suicidal ideation, and multiple suicide attempts, disappeared from the Grampian Ranges on 23 September 2016. The coroner found on the bala…
52y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
A 52-year-old man with autism, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary thromboembolism at home. He developed respiratory symptoms on 24 March, was managed in primary care with telehealth a…
17y · Female·Self-inflicted hanging in the context of known complex mental health and behavio…
Didbala, a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl with complex mental health conditions including psychosis, bipolar disorder and suspected FASD, died by hanging at a CASPA residential care house in Katherine on 3 October 2022. She…
46y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
…d adequately to the crisis call, causation could not be established. Key lessons: assess calls reporting psychotic symptoms thoroughly, avoid relying on previous treatment refusals when acute deterioration is reported, …
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