50 results for “possible psychotic symptoms”
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
…016 when his skull was discovered via DNA matching. In the months before his disappearance, Ben developed symptoms consistent with schizophrenia including paranoia, delusions, and social withdrawal. He was treated by men…
45y · Male·Natural causes - cardiac arrest, most likely secondary to severe tardive dyskine…
…ll-documented severe long-term side effects (tardive dyskinesia), and switched him to newer atypical antipsychotics. Despite multiple medication adjustments by both his GP and a consulting psychiatrist, his behavior and…
29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train incident (intentional self-harm)
Grant Phillips, 29-year-old with schizophrenia and complex psychiatric history including multiple suicide attempts, was admitted involuntarily to Broadmeadows Inpatient Psychiatric Unit on 5 May 2007. Despite being asses…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ding drug-induced psychosis, depression, and anxiety, for which he was frequently non-compliant with antipsychotic medications. Critical clinical failures included: (1) no psychiatrist review for seven months following …
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 suicide attempts, she was admitted to Austin Health's Acute Psychiatric Unit involuntarily. …
59y · Male·head injuries
…il 2021. He developed sudden onset severe mental illness (anxiety disorder with depressive features, with possible psychotic depression) triggered by debilitating vestibular symptoms. Despite rapid clinical deterioration…
56y · Male·unascertained; presumed suicide by unknown means
…ution; treating psychiatrist never saw him in crisis; he repeatedly withdrew from treatment; he minimised symptoms due to shame about unemployment and psychiatric history; and he declined multiple offered support service…
19y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy as a result of attempted hanging
…without formal handover to another staff member; general practitioners should refer patients with florid psychotic symptoms to specialist psychiatric care promptly. The coroner noted the medication regime was appropriat…
27y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
Theo Papageorgiou, a 27-year-old man with a history of psychotic and manic symptoms since November 2014, was briefly detained under a mental health order in November 201…
43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
… and urgently recommended hospital admission, stating she had major depression with melancholic features, possible psychotic symptoms, and elevated self-harm risk. However, the acute crisis intervention service (EACIS) i…
68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall
Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health inpatient unit. She ha…
41y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…tric patient at Bentley Health Service Ward 6 on 16 December 2020. She had been admitted following acute psychotic symptoms with paranoia and suicidal ideation. The coroner found multiple inadequacies in her care: failu…
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 suicide in Smith Ward at Graylands Hospital on …
24y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
… an unprovoked assault on a tourist. He had presented five days prior to a psychiatrist who saw no acute psychotic symptoms and continued assertive community management. Critical systemic issues identified: excessive ps…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
… a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On 20 May 2021, p…
Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision (for all five deceased)
Charmaine McLeod died by intentionally driving her vehicle into an oncoming truck, killing herself and her four young children (aged 2-6). She had a longstanding history of complex mental health issues (Borderline Person…
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 psychiatr…
29y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…n Peel, a 29-year-old man, presented to Fiona Stanley Hospital ED at 4:35 am on 30 March 2023 with acute psychotic symptoms including auditory and visual hallucinations, bizarre behaviour, and paranoid ideation followin…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
…onse and Mental Health Act detention. During his 2-day hospital stay, clinicians prescribed multiple antipsychotic and sedative medications to manage his severe agitation and aggression. ECG monitoring revealed progress…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
…e (found at scene). The coroner was unable to determine capacity to form suicidal intent given potential psychotic state from medications, cannabis, and post-ictal phenomena. Systemic improvements implemented post-death…
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