389 results for “severe depression”
25y · Male·hanging
…ears before developing tardive dyskinesia. His treating psychiatrist ceased the medication to address this severe side effect, and he relapsed with paranoia and suicidal ideation four months later. He was readmitted to h…
76y · Female·aspiration of gastro-intestinal contents as a result of small bowel obstruction …
…eliance on potentially unreliable history from a dementia patient, insufficient diagnostic weight given to severe collapse, inadequate observation period, and failure to escalate deterioration at the receiving facility. …
3y · Female·gunshot wound to the head
A 3-year-old girl was killed by her mother, who was experiencing a severe psychotic episode with suicidal and homicidal ideation. The mother had a history of Brief Psychotic Disord…
21y · Male·Acute hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and pneumonia in a man with recent trauma…
…voluntary mental health admission (discharged 27 May 2007) for attempted suicide, chronic alcohol abuse, depression, and psychosis. Critically, physicians at Royal Perth Hospital did not access discharge summaries from t…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Lesley Margaret Cu…
Heather Glendinning, severely mentally ill with chronic paranoid delusions exacerbated by cannabis abuse and stress from family court …
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
… or treatment before entering a toilet and attempting suicide by hanging. He was resuscitated but suffered severe hypoxic brain injury and died 11 days later. Critical failures included: no Psychiatric Emergency Nurse (P…
16y · Female·consequences of acute asthma with hypoxic encephalopathy
…osis and severity assessment; (3) asthma severity was underestimated—by 3 May, Jessica-Lee had moderate-to-severe asthma requiring hospitalisation and oral prednisolone, not just preventer therapy; (4) poor communication…
33y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating mixed drug toxicity
…as increased to 10mg three times daily without in-person review. She was found unresponsive on 27 May with severe hypoxia and died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Critical failures included: ambiguous communicatio…
28y · Male·neck compression subsequent upon hanging
Matthew Spalding, a 28-year-old psychiatric inpatient with borderline personality disorder and recent psychotic symptoms, died by hanging on 25 April 2009. He had been admitted to the Adult Acute Unit at Ballarat Health …
48y · Female·Ischaemic bowel, with contributing conditions of coronary artery disease, diabet…
… She was never medically screened despite being received during an unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak causing severe staff shortages. Throughout her custody, she reported nausea, vomiting, inability to eat or drink, and req…
26y · Female·Streptococcal Sepsis resulting from Skin Ulceration and complications of Cerebra…
…er's death in 2004, the family's capacity to manage her complex needs deteriorated. By June 2007, Kate was severely malnourished, dehydrated, and had extensive infected pressure sores. Her family delayed seeking medical …
79y · Male·external neck compression as a result of hanging
A 79-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and a documented history of medication non-compliance died by suicide while living in rural NSW. He had been subject to a Victorian Community Treatment Order (CTO) requir…
22y · Female·Complications of cutaneous burns
A 22-year-old woman from Afghanistan died from complications of severe burns (75%+ body surface area) sustained during self-immolation on 5 February 2018. She was experiencing f…
49y · Male·Hanging
A 49-year-old man with major depression, suicidality and previous suicide attempts was admitted to the Acute Mental Health Unit at Nepean Hospit…
41y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, metoclopramide…
… died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2022 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She was experiencing severe family violence, including coercive control, threats, stalking and emotional abuse from her partner Mr TT …
25y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
David Peter Ellery, a 25-year-old man with long-standing amphetamine addiction and deteriorating mental health, died by hanging on 31 July 2007. He presented to Bentley Hospital on 31 July with active suicidal ideation, …
42y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Brian Kealy, aged 42, died by suicide via hanging at Hakea Prison on 2 August 2024 while on remand. He had complex mental health needs including probable schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorder, and polysubstance…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
Samantha Rose Spence, 12 years old, died two days after spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI o…
32y · Female·Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia caused by dynamic hyperinflation arising from comp…
…rway caused dynamic hyperinflation, leading to cardiac arrest. The autopsy revealed previously undiagnosed severe subglottic stenosis. Earlier recognition would have allowed joint surgical-anaesthetic planning or procedu…
33y · Male·Opiate toxicity
A 33-year-old man with previously unrecognized obstructive sleep apnoea was admitted with severe headache. The treating physician prescribed a complex regimen of escalating opiate doses including both sl…
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