85 results for “acute psychiatric episode”
28y · Male·Acute Dopamine Imbalance Syndrome
A 28-year-old man with first-episode psychosis presented with command auditory hallucinations after a motor vehicle accident. An EEG ordered t…
59y · Female·Sharp force injuries to the neck
Seker Yildiz, aged 59, died from sharp force injuries to the neck inflicted by her husband, Mr Dursun Yildiz, using a small axe at their home in Dallas, Victoria. The perpetrator had undiagnosed mental illness characteri…
49y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height
…icidal ideation and appeared calm to multiple clinicians and police. Critical clinical lesson: Patients in acute manic relapse with paranoid delusions, medication non-compliance, and recent substance use require careful…
27y · Male·Self-inflicted wounds
…commendations were made, but the finding highlights the vulnerability of isolated individuals experiencing acute mental health crises without accessible support networks.
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash
… crash in rural Western Australia. He had poor insight, chronic medication non-adherence, and a pattern of acute relapses requiring repeated hospitalisations. In late May 2015, despite signs of relapse and non-complianc…
32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height
A 32-year-old man with a history of psychotic episodes and depression died by suicide after jumping from a cliff while experiencing an acute psychotic relapse.…
26y · Male·bronchopneumonia following severe head injury
…ony on 31 December 2002. He had been admitted to Longreach Hospital on 30 December 2002 for involuntary psychiatric assessment and awaiting transfer to Rockhampton Mental Health Unit. Despite receiving multiple sedative…
78y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…ary artery disease and hypertension died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. He had presented with late-onset psychosis and benzodiazepine dependence. During psychiatric…
38y · Male·Internal haemorrhage complicating large calibre gunshot wounds to the neck
…ion. MacLeod had suffered severe head injury in childhood with confirmed organic brain damage, depressive episodes, and untreated mental illness. In the week before his death, he showed increasing evidence of psychotic …
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds
…e did not follow up with mental health services after discharge. On the day of death, during a delusional episode exacerbated by methamphetamine use, he inflicted fatal self-harm while his wife attempted to stop him. Th…
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 Apr…
24y · Male·Environmental exposure in a man with methylamphetamine effect
Dean Jesse Gerrard-Latham, a 24-year-old Indigenous man, died from environmental exposure while acutely intoxicated by methylamphetamine in bushland near Derby, WA. After evading police in a stolen vehicle, h…
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
…been reasonably prevented, noting he received substantial support from multiple sources during a period of acute mental health crisis.
19y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a train incident
JVM was a 19-year-old with major depressive disorder, anxiety, and possible first-episode psychosis who died by suicide after jumping in front of a train. She had multiple psychiatric admissions …
35y · Male·Unascertained, following autopsy. Likely drowning but circumstances undetermined…
A 35-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence was admitted to the ED with acute alcohol withdrawal and auditory hallucinations. Despite presenting with objective signs of withdrawal (tre…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when she stepped off the ledge of a second-floor win…
… attending an intensive self-development course called 'The Turning Point' (14–18 December), she exhibited acute psychotic symptoms including bizarre behaviour and regression to child-like states. The coroner found expe…
43y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
A 43-year-old male veteran died by hanging in a psychiatric inpatient unit while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He was admitted after a high-lethality …
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…oid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt. He was admitted on 4 January 2016 with suicidal ideation and assessed as …
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
Neil Bethune, 83, died from ischaemic heart disease with coronary atherosclerosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Normanby House. He was admitted following assessment for self-neglect and safety concerns, c…
36y · Female·Effects of fire and stab wounds (Kylie Fowler); effects of fire (Melanie Maher);…
Kylie Fowler, a 36-year-old woman with severe schizophrenia and a 18-year history of involuntary psychiatric admissions, killed her three children (Samantha 18, Melanie 13, Matthew 11) and herself by stabbing and…
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