167 results for “acute mental health deterioration”
62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old woman detained under the Mental Health Act for acute psychiatric deterioration (psychosis, confusion, paranoia) secondary to anxiety follo…
87y · Female·Sepsis
…art failure, and cerebrovascular disease died of sepsis on an aged psychiatry unit. She was admitted under mental health legislation following behavioural deterioration. On 11 March, she was diagnosed with urinary tract …
62y · Male·Multiple sharp force injuries intentionally inflicted by client during home visi…
Stephen James Douglas, a 62-year-old community mental health nurse, was killed on 28 November 2019 by his client Peter Kemball during a home visit. Kemball had …
71y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage mixed pattern dementia and acute …
Bryan Robert Hall, age 71, died from general inanition secondary to end-stage mixed dementia and acute renal failure while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital. He had a c…
79y · Male·delirium due to aspiration pneumonia complicating advanced metastatic non-small …
…lung cancer suffered multiple strokes causing confusion and behavioural disturbance. He was detained under Mental Health Act. On the night shift, nursing staff found him unresponsive and pulseless but failed to call a Co…
47y · Male·Complications of acute agitation in the setting of a prolonged struggle in an ac…
…ed for involuntary psychiatric assessment. After moving from Geelong to Ballarat in February 2017, Ricky's mental health and housing needs were not adequately coordinated across services. His placement at boarding house …
54y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…al ideation, and opioid dependence. On 1 July 2014, despite being on hourly observations and deteriorating mental state that evening (agitation, tremors after ceasing medication for ECT), he was allowed accompanied leave…
5y · Male·multiple stab wounds
A 5-year-old boy died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his father during an acute psychotic episode. The father, diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2003, was admitted to Hornsby Hospital in A…
60y · Female·effects of fire in a woman with alcohol effect
…schizophrenia died in a domestic fire on 26 July 2014. The day before, her son sought help from police and mental health services after noticing signs of mental health deterioration. Police attended but failed to identif…
61y · Female·Complications of pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis
…and was placed on an Assessment Order due to ongoing suicidal behaviour. During her 5-day admission to the mental health unit, her physical health appeared stable though she exhibited suicidal ideation and hallucinations…
33y · Male·Gunshot injury to the anterior trunk (chest and upper abdomen)
…Harrison on 28 March 2019. Jack had deteriorated significantly over preceding days despite engagement with mental health services; he had refused voluntary hospital admission despite his mother's concerns. When police at…
88y · Female·sepsis of unknown origin
An 88-year-old woman with multi-infarct dementia and behavioural disturbance was detained under the Mental Health Act following assault of her GP. She presented with abdominal symptoms and deteriorating vital sign…
58y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (eucalyptus oil, alcohol, venlafaxine, quetiapine, propra…
…ing to ED with suicidal ideation and overdose. Discharged the following day despite refusal to engage with mental health services, he absconded from his supported residential service and was found deceased. The coroner f…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from fall from cliff
… Joyce, 28, died after stumbling and falling from a cliff at Dunningham Reserve, Coogee while experiencing mental disturbance. He had a history of insomnia-related mental health issues (previous psychosis, hospitalisatio…
47y · Female·risperidone toxicity
…d her risperidone dose from 3mg to 6mg daily without medical advice. On 16 October 2009, her GP recognised acute deterioration and attempted urgent referral to mental health services but encountered significant system b…
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 initial hospital assessment and two C…
75y · Female·pyelonephritis and pneumonia
Molly Jessie Smith, a 75-year-old woman with longstanding severe mental illness, died of pyelonephritis and pneumonia on 16 August 2009. She had been in state psychiatric care co…
57y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained by being struck by a freight train
…ld man with 28-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by suicide when he absconded from an acute psychiatric unit and stepped in front of a train. Despite comprehensive psychiatric management including r…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
…d male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxication. In the weeks before death, he displayed escalating paranoia and delusions, a…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck
…tion detention centre on 8 November 2015. He had spent 1,477 days in detention and experienced progressive mental health deterioration characterised by depression, anxiety, and psychotic-like symptoms attributed primaril…
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