92 results for “acute psychotic symptoms”
28y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury due to hanging
Rahul Prasad, a remanded prisoner with a serious psychotic condition and documented suicide risk, was discharged from the Acute Assessment Unit on 7 May 2010 with …
34y · Female·Dothiepin toxicity in a setting of post-natal depression
Debra Smeeton, 34, died on 12 November 1999 from dothiepin toxicity following intentional overdose at home, eight days after giving birth. She had severe post-natal depression after her first child in 1996, requiring hos…
58y · Male·coronary artery arteriosclerosis (natural causes)
…tley Mental Health Unit. He presented to Royal Perth Hospital emergency department on 19 April 2020 with psychotic behaviour but was discharged; his presentation was judged appropriate at the time despite later appearin…
23y · Male·hanging
…nging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. He presented acutely on 4 February 2019 with severe suicidal ideation and a reported self-harm attempt. Despite appropriate i…
41y · Male·unascertained
David Davidson Lawson, a 41-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol use disorder and a history of psychotic symptoms during withdrawal, disappeared from a remote homestead on the Dampier Peninsula in October 2010…
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 officer Seni…
62y · Male·Incised wound to the neck
A 62-year-old man died from an incised neck wound inflicted by his son during a psychotic relapse. The son, with a 15-year history of schizophrenia managed in the community, was experiencing wor…
27y · Male·hanging
A 27-year-old man with deteriorating mental health and acute psychotic symptoms died by hanging from a bathroom door in an acute mental health unit. He had expressed s…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
… dual diagnosis patients; clinicians' interpretation of the Mental Health Act as precluding detention once acute psychotic symptoms resolved despite ongoing serious risks; discharge on Friday 29 January without case man…
88y · Female·sepsis of unknown origin
…rbance was detained under the Mental Health Act following assault of her GP. She presented with abdominal symptoms and deteriorating vital signs, transferred to hospital with sepsis of unknown origin (possibly perforated…
24y · Male·multiple stab wounds to the chest that he inflicted upon himself
…erous spree involving vehicle theft, assault, and police pursuit. Despite psychiatric treatment with antipsychotics, he stopped medication multiple times. On 4 January 2019, he rammed a police vehicle, stole a truck and…
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
… longstanding history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance abuse, with repeated documented psychotic episodes and poor medication compliance. On the day of death, while intoxicated with methamphetamine (at…
28y · Male·consistent with drowning
Benjamin Pappas, a 28-year-old with a history of substance abuse, depression, borderline personality disorder, and suicidal ideation, died by drowning on approximately 4 March 2007, following the discovery that his partn…
29y · Female·Multiple injuries due to fall from height
…ver 4 hours. The ED mental health nurse referred her to ATODS without first assessing her, despite clear psychotic symptoms. The ATODS assessment at 3pm correctly identified psychosis but the patient was not seen by a p…
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…
46y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
…d adequately to the crisis call, causation could not be established. Key lessons: assess calls reporting psychotic symptoms thoroughly, avoid relying on previous treatment refusals when acute deterioration is reported, …
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
…agent, diabetes medication) were not administered due to incomplete medication reconciliation while he was acutely psychotic and uncooperative. The coroner found care reasonable overall; coronary atherosclerosis is ofte…
30y · Male·unascertained
Bayden Quilkey, 30, died from unascertained causes on 13 March 2008 during an acute psychotic episode while being restrained by police. He had recently moved from Queensland showing signs of…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
…She was admitted to psychiatric care under Mental Health Act detention. On 9 May 2009, her physical health acutely declined with shock-like symptoms. Emergency laparotomy revealed extensive bowel ischaemia deemed incomp…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck
…ention and experienced progressive mental health deterioration characterised by depression, anxiety, and psychotic-like symptoms attributed primarily to prolonged detention. Critical failures included: inexperienced con…
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