Coronial

746 results for psychiatric treatment

VICmental health2022-12-21

Finding into death of Kai Wesley Wu

23y · Male·Injuries sustained when struck by train

…old man with first-episode psychosis, died by suicide at a railway station while on escorted leave from psychiatric inpatient care. He had been admitted to The Alfred Hospital in January 2018 under Mental Health Act com…

psychiatrycommunicationsystemhaloperidol
SAhospital2019-04-15

Coroner's Finding: CURTIN Roger

63y · Male·metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma with chronic obstructive lung disease

…ck on 29-30 August despite palliative care management. He was placed under a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to paranoid and aggressive behaviour. Sedation was implemented with agreement from both psychi…

palliative carepsychiatryolanzapine
VIC2026-03-05

Finding into death of Darryn Leslie Beaton

22y · Male·Unascertained

…family involvement in monitoring mental state changes, and early intervention when patients discontinue psychiatric treatment.

psychiatry
VIChospital2011-02-17

Finding into death of John William Brown

55y · Male·gastrointestinal malignancy, probably carcinoma of the pancreas

… involuntary patient with terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosed in October 2007. He was transferred from psychiatric care to a palliative care unit in November 2008 due to complex medical needs. His health deteriorated r…

psychiatrypalliative care
ACTcommunity2020-12-14

Inquest into the death of DANIEL JAMES CLEMENT

30y · Male·unascertained

Daniel James Clement, a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia on a Psychiatric Treatment Order, disappeared from his mother's home in late May 2017 and was found deceased on the Murr…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationzuclopenthixol
WAhome2021-05-10

Inquest into the Death of Andre Walter BOND

42y · Male·Upper airway obstruction (choking) in an obese man with atherosclerotic heart di…

…m upper airway obstruction (choking) on food while dining at home. He had been recently discharged from psychiatric inpatient care on a Community Treatment Order with a stable medication regimen including quetiapine, so…

psychiatryemergency medicinequetiapine
SAmental health2000-04-28

Coroner's Finding: SCOTT Laurie Joseph

53y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway occlusion by a foreign body (blanket)

A 53-year-old man with complex psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, depression, intellectual disability) died by asphyxiation after stuffing a bla…

psychiatryemergency medicinethioridazine
WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Dean Anthony POLLARD

41y · Male·unknown

…amine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions between 2002-2010 with diagnoses of paranoid schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, and a…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationmethamphetamine
VIChome2024-10-09

Finding into death of D M

43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…

A 43-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality di…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemtapentadol
NSWcommunity2024-12-18

Inquest into the death of Olivia Gilffillan

23y · Female·unascertained

Olivia Gilfillan, aged 23, died between 1–5 February 2018 after nine years of psychiatric treatment for anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and borderline…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemclozapine
SAhospital2019-06-12

Coroner's Finding: CHEETHAM Robert Boyd

84y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiomegaly due to pulmonary hypertension and valvu…

…ed to leave. His cognitive decline and inability for self-care necessitated detention under an Inpatient Treatment Order. The coroner found the detention lawful and appropriate, and that his death resulted from progress…

cardiologypsychiatry
VIChospital2011-08-16

Finding into death of Lisa Irene Sharp

34y · Female·Hanging with combined effects of ethanol and benzodiazepines

Lisa Sharp, 34-year-old woman on a Community Treatment Order for schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, died by hanging on 16-17 December 2007. She was in sev…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationdiazepam
QLDhome2009-03-16

Blake, Melissa Maree

Female·Drowning (suicide)

Melissa Maree Blake died by suicide by drowning on 16 January 2007 while receiving community-based treatment for psychotic depression, which developed following a miscarriage. She was referred to Sunshine Coast Me…

psychiatrygeneral practicemedicationcommunicationescitalopram
SAhome2002-01-03

Coroner's Finding: THOMSON Wayne Mark

47y · Male·neck compression due to hanging

…er assessment at their first consultation. The ED doctor dismissed a triage note of suicidality without psychiatric consultation, documenting insufficient mental state examination details. EACIS workers failed to fully …

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationfluoxetine
QLDmental health2013-07-02

Mrs B

52y · Female·Hanging due to depression

Mrs B, a 52-year-old woman with a 17-year history of recurrent depression, suicidal ideation, and borderline personality traits, was admitted to Cairns Base Hospital Mental Health Unit on 11 March 2008 with escalating su…

psychiatrycommunicationsystemdiazepam
VIChospital2014-07-17

Finding into death of Luong Quang Nguyen

46y · Male·Complications of diabetic nephropathy

…drawal of ineffective interventions; timely transition to palliative care; and coordinated care between psychiatric and medical teams managing complex patients with both mental health and serious physical illness.

psychiatrygeneral medicine
WAcommunity2021-03-25

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Jason Marcus LAWSON

32y · Male·unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland

Jason Marcus Lawson, a 32-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, polysubstance use, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared on…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationdelaycitalopram
VICmental health2013-02-11

Finding into death of Geoffrey Edward Farrow

67y · Male·Hypertensive cardiomegaly and ischaemic heart disease

…was arrested after making threats at Federal Police offices. He was admitted involuntarily to John Cade Psychiatric Unit under the Mental Health Act 1986. On admission, psychiatry certified him as involuntary and admini…

psychiatryintensive careolanzapine
SAhospital2018-02-29

Coroner's Finding: EVANS Wendy Marion

76y · Female·end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis

…gnising that presentation may reflect organic disease (cerebrovascular and hepatic) rather than primary psychiatric illness.

psychiatryhepatology
SAhospital2020-07-02

Coroner's Finding: WHATLEY Deborah Rose

55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia

…nd discharged her. She returned the next day with worsening psychotic symptoms and was admitted under a psychiatric treatment order. On the morning of admission, she deteriorated with altered consciousness and was trans…

emergency medicinepsychiatryclozapine
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