183 results for “drug-induced psychosis”
48y · Male·unascertained
…tal health discharge in substance users, engagement with addiction services, and recognition that acute drug-induced psychosis can lead to dangerous behaviours. Better coordination between mental health and addiction ser…
29y · Male·Penetrating wound to neck with vascular injury to the carotid sheath
…d sheath. Post-mortem examination revealed brain abnormalities suggesting predisposition to seizures or drug-induced psychosis. Despite immediate assistance from family, neighbours, police and paramedics who attempted re…
28y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin and prescribed psychiatric medications)
…tions) shortly after discharge from hospital on a community treatment order. She had been admitted with drug-induced psychosis and made good clinical progress over 17 days, leading to discharge. The coroner found supervi…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height (seventh-floor balcony), with multiple…
…d to the death. The coroner found the death to be a tragic accidental fall occurring during a period of drug-induced psychosis or hallucination. This case highlights the dangers of potent illicit drugs and how recreation…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
Richard Stanley Tauwhare, a 25-year-old male, died on 10 February 2002 from gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute-on-chronic amphetamine toxicity. He had consumed a large dose o…
28y · Male·gunshot injury of head, self-inflicted
…h. Key clinical lessons: stimulant drugs cause profound and unpredictable psychiatric effects including drug-induced psychosis, paranoia and suicidal ideation, particularly in combination with sleep deprivation and withd…
29y · Male
Anthony Fahey, aged 29, was last seen on 3 July 2013 in Canberra after purchasing a bus ticket to Sydney. He was grappling with personal issues including alcohol use, mental health concerns, and existential questions abo…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries caused when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree
…icle crash while fleeing psychiatric care, having been recently diagnosed with methylamphetamine-induced psychosis. Key clinical issues identified: (1) communication breakdown between psychiatrist Dr G. and father Wayne…
23y · Female·Unascertainable
Gretta Ray, 23, died on 17 December 2002 at Bentley Hospital in Western Australia while detained as an involuntary psychiatric patient under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted on 14 December with suspected schizophr…
23y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from height
…mental health presentations, as Grace minimised symptoms and family knew of bizarre delusions suggesting psychosis; (2) recognising that cannabis-induced psychosis can present acutely and unpredictably; (3) the challeng…
39y · Female·MJU: stab wounds to the neck and chest; KJH: stab wounds to the back
…a family violence homicide on 13-14 January 2022. CTH, who was using methylamphetamine and experiencing drug-induced psychosis with visual hallucinations, stabbed MJU multiple times and KJH once. Despite MJU calling emer…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
…truck by a train at 11:45 pm on railway tracks between Carrum and Seaford stations. He had a history of drug-induced psychosis treated with risperidone, but was reportedly in good mental health with future plans. He was …
20y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck
…on 27 May 2003 in the secure ward of Swan Adult Mental Health Services. She had a history of depression, psychosis, substance abuse, and prior suicide attempts following traumatic relationships. She was admitted involun…
45y · Male·The effects of restraint and drugs
Warren Osborne, a 45-year-old man affected by amphetamines and experiencing drug-induced psychosis, died during physical restraint at Caboolture Hospital. After being triaged in the Emergency …
34y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
…reatment was appropriate and supported by his family, the incident highlights challenges managing severe psychosis with inadequate medication compliance, the dangers posed by illicit drug use in psychotic patients, and …
28y · Male·The cause of death remains undetermined. The coroner concluded it is likely that…
Jesse Kearney, age 28, disappeared on Tamborine Mountain on 19 February 2015 after using methylamphetamine for an extended period without sleep. He was observed behaving erratically in severe weather conditions (Tropical…
36y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
Jason Paul Protheroe, a 36-year-old with a history of drug use and criminal convictions, was shot and killed by police constable Thomas Hess at a residence in Bracken Ridge on 17 April 2012. Protheroe was found in the ba…
41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained
41-year-old male with schizophrenia/drug-induced psychosis and methamphetamine use died following police restraint on M5 motorway. Admitted to Shellharb…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
…rom a third-floor balcony five days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for post-ictal/drug-induced psychosis. He had intellectual disability, epilepsy, and acquired brain injury. Critical deficiencies i…
32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of basilar artery aneurysm
Matthew Wade Ansink, 32, died at Glenside Hospital on 28 June 2019 from subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured basilar artery aneurysm. He was found collapsed in the shower while an inpatient on an Inpatient Treatment …
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