587 results for “psychosis”
46y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
…-old with substance use history, presented to mental health services in November 2013 with first-episode psychosis. After initial hospital assessment and two CAT Team visits, his case was closed on 10 December following…
65y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
…apy with concurrent dexamethasone from March 2015. Initial dexamethasone-induced hypomania progressed to psychosis, depression, and paranoid delusions as the dose was reduced. On 14 August, after concerning behaviour an…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from 21st floor balcony
…d these symptoms to a psychologist on 15 March but not to his GPs. His GP on 16 March was unaware of the psychosis and, without this critical information, appropriately assessed him as low-risk for psychiatric emergenci…
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…
48y · Male·drowning
…iting room at Bayview House while awaiting transfer to hospital. He had returned from Ireland with acute psychosis triggered by his mother's sudden death, a distressing plane incident, and sleep deprivation. Despite rec…
33y · Male·unascertained
…n remains, though advanced decomposition limited autopsy findings. Clinical relevance: substance-induced psychosis and inability to seek help in crisis situations.
44y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from cliff
…44-year-old man with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and bipolar affective disorder with drug-induced psychosis died following a fall from a cliff at Vaucluse during a police rescue operation. He had been managing se…
35y · Male·Gunshot injury to the chest in a man with sharp force injuries to the neck and l…
…a large kitchen knife while appearing affected by methamphetamine and experiencing possible drug-induced psychosis. Police had been called to his home following an assault on a housemate. After emerging from his house n…
39y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia following violent exertion necessitating physical restraint i…
…physical restraint. He presented to hospital intoxicated with methylamphetamine, exhibiting drug-induced psychosis with agitation and paranoid thoughts. After leaving the ED without assessment, police encountered him at…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from fall from cliff
…ile experiencing mental disturbance. He had a history of insomnia-related mental health issues (previous psychosis, hospitalisations) and had experienced a relapse in the weeks before his death with reported sleep medic…
23y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
… by hanging after absconding from Cowdy Ward mental health unit on 13 January 2015. He had first-episode psychosis likely triggered by cannabis use, complicated by apparent genetic predisposition to schizophrenia. Despi…
62y · Male·Mr Evans: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head and asphyxiation by hanging. Mrs …
In September 2013, Mr John Evans (62) killed his wife Jillian after he experienced psychosis manifesting as delusions about chemical infestation of their home. The coroner found Mr Evans was psycho…
45y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and left shoulder
Justin Filardo, aged 45, with a 28-year history of schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police after assaulting his sister Bianca in her bedroom. In the weeks prior, Justin had ceased his clozapine medication without clini…
7y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the back
…ed by her mother Katica during a filicide-suicide incident. Katica had been diagnosed with First Episode Psychosis in November 2020 and treated by NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH). The coroner identified significant de…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
…rain 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 walking on …
24y · Male·blunt trauma and drowning due to intentional jumping from Tasman Bridge
…isolation; close liaison with workplace and family is valuable in ongoing monitoring after first-episode psychosis.
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…
39y · Female·MJU: stab wounds to the neck and chest; KJH: stab wounds to the back
…lence 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 emergency servi…
37y · Female·head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 37-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with paranoid psychosis absconded from the low-dependency psychiatric unit at Maroondah Hospital and deliberately stepped in fro…
59y · Female·head injury
Ms Athiel Deng, a 59-year-old Sudanese refugee, was fatally assaulted by her son Majang Ngor during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis and methamphetamine use. Ngor had a documented first psychotic episode in…
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