Coronial

50 results for major depression with psychosis

WAcommunity2014-12-30

Inquest into the Death of Gyan Murray JEFFERY

31y · Male·Head and chest injury

… day of his death, he consumed amphetamines, alcohol, and ingested benzodiazepines. Following a altercation with a companion, he came to be lying on a dark stretch of road at night and was struck by passing vehicles. The…

psychiatryemergency medicinemethamphetamine
VICcommunity2020-11-27

Finding into death of Nicholas Daniel Ficarra

26y · Male·unascertained; suspected suicide by firearm

…father's shotgun and disappeared into bushland near Little Murray River. Witnesses reported sighting a male with a shotgun near a campsite that morning, and hearing gunshots. Despite extensive police searches and investi…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelayheroin
WA2017-03-07

Inquest into the Death of Barry Matt STUART

49y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…ritical clinical lessons include: (1) maintaining psychiatric continuity of care is essential for prisoners with psychotic symptoms and depression, particularly regarding medication decisions; (2) when psychiatric review…

psychiatrygeneral practicemedicationsystemolanzapine
WAmental health2000-01

Inquest into the Death of Steven Charles Indich

20y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)

Steven Charles Indich, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and a long history of psychotic symptoms, violent behaviour and substance abuse, died by suic…

psychiatryintensive caresystemhaloperidol
SAcommunity2014-03-12

Coroner's Finding: MUNDY Michaela Jayne

15y · Female·neck compression due to hanging

Michaela Mundy, a 15-year-old with depression, was seen by CAMHS therapist Vina Hotich from July-November 2011, presenting with suicidal ideat…

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationfluoxetine
NTmental health2003-12-19

Inquest into the death of Sarah Higgins

19y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of attempted hanging

A 19-year-old woman with psychosis and depression died from hypoxic encephalopathy following attempted hanging while in involuntary …

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationhaloperidol
VIChospital2021-02-23

Finding into death of Christopher Douglas Ritson

22y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging

Christopher Ritson, a 22-year-old with severe alcohol and polysubstance dependence (ICE, cannabis), depression, anxiety and social phobia, died by…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationdelaydiazepam
VIChospital2011-08-16

Finding into death of Lisa Irene Sharp

34y · Female·Hanging with combined effects of ethanol and benzodiazepines

Lisa Sharp, 34-year-old woman on a Community Treatment Order for schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, died by hanging on 16-17 December 2007. She was in severe distress over losing custody of …

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationdiazepam
VICmental health2013-03-13

Finding into death of Adam Justin White

35y · Male·Sudden death during restraint in an agitated obese man with coronary artery athe…

Justin Fraser, a 35-year-old male with first-episode psychosis, died in restraint at Frankston Hospital psychiatric ward on 26 October 2007. He wa…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationproceduralolanzapine
SAhospital2000-11-20

Coroner's Finding: MIDDLETON Geraldine Ruth

45y · Female·haemorrhage due to traumatic rupture of the liver

A 45-year-old woman with a long history of bipolar disorder and personality disorder presented to the ED at 2:30 AM after cutting he…

emergency medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationdiazepam
WAcommunity2011-10-21

Inquest into the Death of Balgo

Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…

…than 100 times the state average, constituting a cluster. The four suicides involved young males aged 13–22 with profound personal vulnerability factors including extremely low educational achievement due to truancy, une…

general practicepsychiatrysystemdelaypetrol
NSWcommunity2025-08-22

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Habtom Ghilagaber

30y · Male·unknown - no postmortem examination performed

… importance of early psychiatric follow-up and involuntary detention protocols—Habtom had been hospitalised with schizophreniform psychosis/delusional disorder in December 1994 and discharged January 1995 with documented…

psychiatrypsychologysystemcommunicationantipsychotic medication
SAmental health2000-04-07

Coroner's Finding: SANDERS Sandra June

42y · Female·salt water drowning

…ater drowning after absconding from Woodleigh House psychiatric unit on 3 September 1997. She had presented with major depression with psychotic features following a recent suicide attempt, and was appropriately detained…

psychiatrycommunicationsystemstelazine
VIChospital2025-01-10

Finding into death of William Thomas Gourley

39y · Male·Effects of fire (self-immolation)

William Gourley, a 39-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man with a long history of mental illness, depression, cannabis dependence, and psychosis, presented to the Latrobe …

emergency medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationolanzapine
SAhome2025-03-07

Coroner's Finding: Bombardieri, Mark

32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head

Mark Bombardieri, a 32-year-old man with a complex history of criminal behaviour, mental health disorders, polysubstance abuse, and multiple psychia…

communicationmethamphetamine
SAmental health2002-01-03

Coroner's Finding: PETTITT Randall John

34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging

A 34-year-old man with longstanding psychiatric illness died by hanging four days after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He ha…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemfluoxetine
VICmental health2015-10-15

Finding into death of Helen Maria Bryce

54y · Female·Hanging

A 54-year-old woman with a history of puerperal psychosis presented with severe depression and anxiety in early 2011. After two suic…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemcitalopram
QLDmental health2013-07-02

Justin

35y · Male·Choking due to impaction of soap in airway

A 35-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression and complex psychiatric presentation died from choking on a bar of soap whil…

psychiatryintensive caresystemcommunicationrisperidone
NSWhome2020-06-01

Inquest into the death of A P

2y · Female·drowning

A 2-year-old child died by drowning at her home in September 2016. Her mother was suffering from acute psychosis and had stopped taking antipsychotic medication days before the death. Critical failures occurred: the c…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemtriflouperazine
NTmental health2019-09-13

Inquest into the death of Daniel Alexander Bleaney

37y · Male·blunt force injuries to the head and chest from jumping off an 8.65 metre roof

Daniel Bleaney, 37, experienced acute psychosis with command hallucinations while at sea and attempted suicide by jumping overboard. He was rescued and …

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdiagnosticdiazepam

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