746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
…disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using an LPG bottle. She was under Community Treatment Order with Eastern Health. The family alleged inadequate medication monitoring, unhelpful medications, i…
76y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes
… with medication non-adherence. He was commenced on intramuscular olanzapine 10mg daily and reviewed by psychiatric staff on 30 November and 2 December. Physical health assessments were performed, though examination was…
43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway
…while experiencing a severe manic episode. In the two weeks before his death, multiple warning signs of psychiatric deterioration were documented: erratic behaviour, sleep deprivation, religious preoccupation, and fire-…
22y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating resuscitation for cardiac arrest due to neck c…
A 22-year-old male with acute psychosis was admitted to a mental health ward under a Level 1 treatment order. Despite half-hourly observations, he hung himself using an electrical cord in his wardrobe. The w…
62y · Female·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…nition on a background of end-stage Alzheimer's dementia whilst subject to a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order. She presented with severe behavioural disturbance, agitation, and refusal of oral intake. Her car…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ith a complex history of criminal behaviour, mental health disorders, polysubstance abuse, and multiple psychiatric admissions, died by suicide on 6 March 2019 via self-inflicted gunshot wound using a rifle stolen from …
42y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapin…
… comorbidities. His GP provided comprehensive care with 50 consultations over 11 months and appropriate psychiatric referrals. However, the coroner identified a critical gap: lack of intensive community-based mental hea…
48y · Male·unascertained
…in injury from cerebral malaria, died unexpectedly in hospital on 31 December 2018 while an involuntary psychiatric patient. He had untreated obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome diagnosed short…
42y · Male·drowning
…ems, including depression and bipolar affective disorder. Days before his death, he was discharged from psychiatric care at Launceston General Hospital following treatment for major depressive disorder and detoxificatio…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
…06 but refused surgery initially on religious grounds, believing God would cure him. He was assessed as psychiatrically competent to make this decision. By the time he agreed to surgery in 2009, the cancer had metastasi…
89y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of psy…
Hilda Berg, 89-year-old woman with depression, psychosis, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, deteriorated in hospital with refusal to eat or drink due to psychotic beliefs. After initial con…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian), in circums…
Melissa Gaultier, 34 years old, was discharged from Latrobe Regional Hospital's psychiatric ward (Flynn Unit) less than 24 hours after admission on 13 April 2017, despite comprehensive warnings f…
59y · Male·hanging
A 59-year-old man with major depression and psychotic features was lawfully detained under an inpatient treatment order at Noarlunga Hospital's Morier Ward. He was appropriately managed, initially in the high-dependenc…
22y · Male·acute blood loss from incised injuries to left forearm
… requiring dialysis and complex comorbidities, died by suicide during hospitalization. Despite multiple psychiatric assessments finding he had capacity to make treatment decisions and did not meet criteria for involunta…
34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old man with longstanding psychiatric illness died by hanging four days after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had been admitted twice…
52y · Male·hanging
…ia during a phone-based assessment when Lopez failed to attend a clinic appointment. The following day, psychiatric nurses administered his depot antipsychotic injection at home; Lopez appeared calm, cooperative, and de…
29y · Female·asphyxiation due to ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…teem, and suicidal ideation dating back 15 years. Following arrest in August 1998, she was admitted for psychiatric assessment and received treatment including antidepressants and psychotherapy. Her clinical condition i…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
…cant malnutrition (cachexia, 29kg at autopsy) and weight loss complicated her course. The coroner found psychiatric detention was lawfully necessary due to her expressed suicidal ideation (wanting to starve herself to d…
92y · Female·acute myocardial infarction
…tes to one hour, and her infarction occurred >12 hours later. The coroner found her detention lawful and treatment appropriate, humane, and conducted with proper consent. No preventability issues or recommendations were…
54y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, cannabis, and prescription medications…
…alth disorders, acquired brain injury, and longstanding substance abuse history. While under a Community Treatment Order and receiving fortnightly depot injections, she relapsed into heroin use while absent from her car…
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