475 results for “psychiatric admission”
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following out of hospital cardiac arrest in a m…
…ng to light himself on fire), was assessed by psychiatry and deemed not to meet criteria for involuntary admission, then was arrested for outstanding theft matters. In police custody at Melbourne West, he tied underwear…
24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity
… severe chronic arthritis, depression, polysubstance addiction and gambling disorder, died in a private psychiatric facility after admission for substance withdrawal management. Death resulted from cardio-respiratory ar…
21y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from water tower
A 21-year-old man with acute psychosis was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric ward after being found climbing a power pole. After 8 days, despite being assessed at moderate suicide …
35y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…ound during a police siege. He had a history of substance-induced psychosis from ice use, with multiple psychiatric admissions in 2015-2016. Following discharge, he declined mental health follow-up and community treatme…
19y · Male·Ruptured aorta post motor vehicle incident
Simon Kirwan, 19, died by motor vehicle collision in circumstances indicating suicide after discharge from involuntary mental health care. He had made three serious suicide attempts within 7 days (overdoses, wrist lacera…
25y · Male·hanging (self-inflicted)
…d man with schizophrenia died by suicide while on a Community Management Order following discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had been effectively stabilized on clozapine for years, but in late 2001 requested dose re…
34y · Female·not able to be determined - body not found
Sana Salman, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, went missing on 1 September 2022 after being discharged from Northern Beaches Hospital on 22 August 2022. She had been admitted for a p…
50y · Female·Cyanide toxicity
A 50-year-old woman with complex mental illness including depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder died from cyanide toxicity after ingesting potassium cyanide obtained from Sigma-Aldrich. She made four a…
39y · Male·Multi organ failure complicating acute paraquat and diquat toxicity
…nts presenting with intentional toxin ingestion whilst significantly intoxicated, requiring coordinated psychiatric and medical management during rapid deterioration from multi-organ failure.
49y · Male·Unascertained - cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration in an overweight man…
…, died of unascertained cause (likely cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration) while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Bentley Mental Health Services. He presented to Royal Perth Hospital ED on 15 July 2020 with…
50y · Female·hanging
A 50-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder and ADHD died by hanging in immigration detention. The coroner found her mental health monitoring and treatment were adequate, though she received only two …
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
… mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines) while on overnight leave from E-PARCS psychiatric residential facility. He had been admitted following suicide attempts and was managing depression, alco…
21y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging; intentional self-harm
James Barton, aged 21, died by suicide on 27 March 2013, three days after discharge from psychiatric care. He was appropriately assessed and admitted as a mentally disordered person on 3 March following a…
Female·multiple injuries due to a fall from height (suicide by jumping from multi-store…
…nd psychotic features died by suicide at a shopping centre car park on 21 September 2004, six days after admission to Belmont Private Hospital under an involuntary treatment order. She had attempted suicide in July 2004…
53y · Male·Burns to 75% of body surface area and severe lower airway inhalation injury
Barry Michael Daly, 53, died from severe burns (75% BSA) and inhalation injury sustained in a deliberately-set house fire on 20 April 2008. He had been detained at Glenside Hospital on 10 April 2008 under the Mental Heal…
19y · Female·combined drug effect and myocarditis
…5mg doses) believing they were 5mg each. The error was not clearly communicated to receiving doctors. On admission to Graylands, the psychiatrist misread the dosage as 2.5mg and did not arrange cardiac monitoring despit…
20y · Male·hanging
A 20-year-old male with major depressive disorder and melancholic features was admitted to psychiatric hospital on 4 June 2003 under an indefinite involuntary treatment order by consultant psychiatrist Dr P…
66y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A significant contributi…
Walter Clough, aged 66, died from complications of COPD and cardiomegaly while incarcerated. He had significant respiratory compromise from prior chest trauma causing hemidiaphragm paralysis. Days before death, he was ho…
23y · Male·self-inflicted hanging
…gered by cannabis use, complicated by apparent genetic predisposition to schizophrenia. Despite multiple admissions and medication management, he remained symptomatic with ongoing command hallucinations. He was transfer…
32y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…th depression, alcohol abuse, and acromegaly, died by hanging on 12 July 2011, shortly after involuntary admission to Graylands Hospital's Smith Ward. He had presented to Tom Price Hospital on 8 July following a panadei…
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