368 results for “substance use disorder history”
33y · Male·complications from blunt force trauma to head consequent upon being struck by a …
A 33-year-old man with long-standing substance abuse and acute methadone withdrawal presented with suicidal ideation on the morning of 11 February 2007…
35y · Male·Hanging
…January 2018 while subject to a Community Corrections Order and facing pending criminal charges. He had a history of depression treated with Pristiq since 2015, but engaged minimally with mental health services despite …
65y · Male·Spontaneous lethal arrhythmia on a background of cardiomegaly, myocardial fibros…
…ignificant underlying cardiac disease (coronary artery stenosis, myocardial fibrosis, cardiomegaly) and a history of brain injury causing unpredictable behaviour. During detention for breath testing, he became agitated,…
39y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine, zopiclone)
Jason Hosier, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health and substance use history, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from Sunshine Hospital. He was subject to…
59y · Female·Gunshot injuries to the head
…ating pattern of physical and emotional family violence throughout their relationship. CP had experienced abuse since childhood, suffered mental and physical health complications, and became dependent on alcohol. She wa…
33y · Male·Gunshot injury to the anterior trunk (chest and upper abdomen)
Desmond Jack, a 33-year-old with longstanding bipolar affective disorder and psychotic symptoms, died from a single gunshot wound to the anterior trunk after being shot by police…
30y · Male·Gunshot wound to the neck and head
… a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck and head while attempting to avoid arrest by police. He had a history of drug addiction, mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, and substant…
0y · Female·unascertained
…alist child protection units on 16-17 November but lacked resources for emergency accommodation and did not use the afterhours DCSSDS hotline. The family remained disconnected from consistent support. Multiple agencies …
41y · Female·neck compression
…pression between 12-14 February 2016. She was in a relationship with LM, who had paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse issues, and a history of violence. Following a family violence incident on 17 January 2016 where L…
44y · Female·Unascertained
A 44-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died at home with an unascertained cause in the setting of prescription medication use. She was a known 'doctor shopper' who obtained opioids from m…
27y · Female·neck compression
…gulation) at the hands of her intimate partner Benjamin Pappas in February 2007. Lynette had a documented history of family violence, drug dependency, and was receiving support from family violence services. She was als…
46y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
Peter Zovak, a 46-year-old with substance use history, presented to mental health services in November 2013 with first-episode psychosis. After in…
35y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity, and myocarditis being contributory…
…ntre from cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity and myocarditis. He was admitted to custody with a history of mental health issues and drug-induced psychosis, prescribed amisulpride 200mg which was increased to 6…
50y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury in the context of hanging
… Clinical lessons include the importance of assessing imminent suicide risk in patients with depression, substance use, and relationship conflict, especially after recent psychiatric contact. The coroner identified a sy…
32y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
…nd Health Service provided minimal psychiatric care with brief consultations (3-31 minutes), insufficient history-taking, conflicting assessments of his mental state, and failure to refer to mental health specialists de…
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Shae Paszkiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscio…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
Peter Cornish, a 43-year-old man with a 17-year history of bipolar disorder, died on 25 September 2001 from aspiration of vegetable matter while experiencing a s…
38y · Male·Compression of the neck (hanging)
…de 24 days after release from custody. He had complex psychosocial needs including mental health issues, substance use history, and prior suicide attempts. While reintegration supports were provided, including emergency…
Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision (for all five deceased)
…le into an oncoming 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 co…
35y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in fall from sixth-floor balcony
FJ, an Iranian woman with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide at age 35 in November 2016. Key clinical lessons include: (1) the crit…
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