346 results for “mental health distress”
Unknown·Mia: Stab wound to heart; Thomas: Stab wound to brain
…recognize or escalate concerning behavioral changes despite witnesses noting 'something was wrong'; (4) no mental health intervention occurred despite clear indicators of mental illness on the day of attack. While Ayad h…
64y · Female·Blunt Force Trauma to the Head in the Setting of Prolonged Lie; Metastatic Breas…
…March 2024 at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Her husband Chai, experiencing severe financial and psychological distress after discovering Annie had depleted his bank accounts through uncontrolled gambling, struck her with an …
Male·Chest injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle accident
CD, an IT specialist, died by deliberately driving his vehicle into a tree while evading police arrest on 29 November 2018. CD had been investigated for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) possession and child sexual assa…
17y · Female·Hanging
… Lanka, died by suicide via hanging on 5 May 2012. She had documented evidence of significant psychiatric distress from March 2012, including self-harm, researched suicide methods, and meticulously planned her death. Key…
Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision (for all five deceased)
…g truck, killing herself and her four young children (aged 2-6). She had a longstanding history of complex mental health issues (Borderline Personality Disorder and schizophrenia), domestic violence concerns, and custody…
35y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
Chan Chen, 35, was killed by her husband Andrew Luo in their home through stab wounds to the chest. Luo had displayed increasingly erratic behaviour throughout 2019, including delusions of persecution, beliefs that Chen …
35y · Male·multiple injuries
Paul James Brady, aged 35, died from multiple injuries sustained after jumping from a third-floor apartment balcony on 15 May 2020. Two police officers arrived at the scene within minutes of receiving a call about a man …
39y · Male·Multi organ failure complicating acute paraquat and diquat toxicity
…oca-Cola bottle on 10 June 2006, arriving at hospital significantly intoxicated. He was detained under the Mental Health Act and transferred from Lyell McEwin to Royal Adelaide Hospital where he died. The coroner found h…
36y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…ault allegation, causing acute anxiety about bail revocation and return to prison. He contacted police and mental health services expressing distress but denying suicidal intent. NWMHS Triage's assessment was appropriate…
63y · Male·acute blood loss due to self-inflicted sharp force incisional wounds of the thro…
… cancer, and recent dental issues died by self-inflicted sharp force wounds while on approved leave from a mental health inpatient facility. He had been assessed as low risk and granted frequent leave. Clinical lessons i…
36y · Female·Nicotine toxicity
…, depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia, ingested liquid nicotine at home on 22 November 2017 after calling mental health triage expressing suicidal intent. The clinical lessons relate to the response to acute suicide ris…
40y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
… for follow-up. The evening before his death, he consumed significant alcohol and cannabis, and expressed distress about his relationship with his estranged son and his living situation. A suicide note was found. The cor…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating inanition of dementia
…episodes requiring soft diet and careful monitoring, low mood, reduced mobility, and signs of respiratory distress. The coroner found his detention lawful and care appropriate, with no recommendations made. The case high…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was admitted after police found him malnourished following 30 days of i…
27y · Female·neck compression (suicide by hanging)
…ess alcohol misuse as a risk factor; ensure trauma-informed care for sexual assault survivors with ongoing mental health sequelae; and maintain vigilance for escalating abuse patterns.
21y · Male·Hanging
… psychological assessment upon reception to prison found no suicidal ideation, though a referral to prison mental health services was made due to ADHD history. He subsequently declined mental health engagement. No clinic…
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease complicating chronic obstructive airways disease
… following a fall, requiring significant sedation. A MET call was made on 12 August 2016 when respiratory distress was observed. The coroner found his treatment appropriate, including fentanyl administration which was a …
36y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy
… his home. He had a long-standing history of depression and anxiety, previous suicide attempts, and acute distress about potential custody. Police responded to a domestic violence complaint and a suicide concern call. Cr…
51y · Male·Hyperthermia of unknown cause in a man with cardiac hypertrophy; chronic obstruc…
…yperthermia of unknown cause with cardiac hypertrophy and COPD. He presented to hospital with respiratory distress following police custody for assaulting his mother. Initial diagnosis was COPD exacerbation with infectio…
68y · Male·Head injuries
…t son Scott in a family violence incident. Stephen had been the primary carer for Scott, who had untreated mental illness (suspected schizophrenia), drug and alcohol misuse, and a significant history of unreported violen…
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