746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
38 and 3y · Female and male·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
…the homicide-suicide could not have been predicted, earlier multidisciplinary coordination, more robust psychiatric oversight including consideration of specialist referral, and better child protection engagement might …
29y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…renia died from injuries sustained after jumping from the EJ Whitten Bridge. He had a 5-year history of psychiatric illness with recurrent psychotic episodes despite treatment with antipsychotic medications including ol…
54y · Female·neck compression secondary to hanging
…life upon discharge, she was discharged on 10 August 2021 with minimal safety planning, no mental health treatment arranged, and without a local GP. The clinicians adopted a narrow formulation attributing her suicidalit…
54y · Female·Hanging
…ession and anxiety in early 2011. After two suicide attempts, she was admitted to Austin Health's Acute Psychiatric Unit involuntarily. After 11 days of treatment and progressive day leave, she was approved for two nigh…
39y · Male·cardiomegaly
Matthew Tyson Swavley, aged 39, died suddenly from cardiomegaly while detained under the Mental Health Act at Lyell McEwin Health Service. He had chronic schizophrenia managed with antipsychotics and was morbidly obese (…
62y · Male·Mr Evans: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head and asphyxiation by hanging. Mrs …
…is to severe anxiety disorder and prescribed only 25mg quetiapine nocturnally—insufficient for psychosis treatment. The coroner found all treating clinicians acted reasonably given information available, though document…
45y · Male·Bullet wound to the head - self-inflicted
…, the firearm would have been removed. This case highlights the duty to assess and act on deteriorating psychiatric risk and the need for clear medical education regarding firearms reporting obligations that differ from…
50y · Male·bronchitis (pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009) in a man with chronic obstructive pu…
…voluntary patient at Graylands Hospital. He had recently been started on clozapine on 26 August 2010 for treatment-resistant psychosis. On 30 August, he developed a low-grade fever (38.2°C) which responded to paracetamo…
21y · Male·Head injury sustained in fall from height
…sustained jumping from a 3-metre hospital courtyard wall on 1 January 2011. He had been admitted to the psychiatric unit 10 days earlier with paranoid delusions and command hallucinations telling him to commit suicide. …
20y · Male·hanging
A 20-year-old male with major depressive disorder and melancholic features was admitted to psychiatric hospital on 4 June 2003 under an indefinite involuntary treatment order by consultant psychiatrist Dr P…
37y · Male·unascertained
Cyril Levitsky disappeared from Callan Park Hospital in 1970 while under treatment for schizophrenia. He was never found, though an unidentified male body discovered nearby in December 19…
24y · Male·blunt trauma and drowning due to intentional jumping from Tasman Bridge
…linical lessons: psychotic relapse occurred after medication non-compliance; inadequate follow-up after psychiatric discharge (single GP visit); no documented safety planning or crisis contact details; international stu…
23y · Male·Unknown - missing person, no conclusive evidence of death
…went missing on 6 August 2007 and has not been located despite extensive investigation. He had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations (2004, 2006, 2007) and was under community treatment order. His treating mental health…
39y · Female·Hypovolaemic shock due to incised injury to the wrist
… with a history of mental health issues and previous suicide attempts was admitted to a high-dependency psychiatric unit following a suicide attempt involving razor blades and medications. She was placed on a Temporary …
54y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury due to or as a consequence of status epilepticus
… he developed profound sedation and neurological deterioration. Critical issues included: lack of daily psychiatric review in the Special Care Unit (he was not seen on day 3 post-sedation); delayed recognition of seriou…
29y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity
…chizoaffective disorder, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity while in a psychiatric unit. Admitted 12 August 2005, he was on clozapine, valproic acid, and clonazepam. After sustaining the…
59y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to compression of the neck in the circu…
…h major depression died by hanging using her dressing gown tie while a voluntary inpatient at a private psychiatric clinic. She was assessed as low-risk and had no restriction on ligature access. Despite recent suicidal…
51y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained from a fall from the top floor of a multi-storey car…
…ned jumping from a multi-storey carpark while an inpatient at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH). She had severe treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, command hallucinations, liver cirrhosis, and required secure residen…
25y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
…ween 1:45pm and 4:30pm on 2 September 2016. Karl had made previous suicide attempts, multiple visits to psychiatric facilities, and was receiving ongoing mental health treatment. Clinical lessons include the importance …
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Alexander Cameron, a 40-year-old man with complex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspi…
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