746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
25y · Male·drowning
Matthew Leary, 25, died by suicide at Watsons Bay on 28 November 2014 after three psychiatric admissions in one month. Key clinical lessons: mental health clinicians at Prince of Wales Hospital and…
39y · Female·hanging
… chronic self-harm urges. A shared care arrangement between TMC and Alfred Hospital provided coordinated treatment including DBT and elective admissions. Despite this collaborative approach and Ms Miller's recent patter…
78y · Female·Complications arising from a left femur fracture following an unwitnessed fall i…
…sorder managed with lithium and ECT, was admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital under a Mental Health Act treatment order. She sustained an unwitnessed fall in her room on 1 August 2015, fracturing her left femur, and di…
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…
26y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…illness, including psychotic episodes with delusional beliefs, and a previous suicide attempt. While in psychiatric care at Fremantle Hospital in March 2002, he was discharged without a community treatment order despite…
59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck
…ia incised neck wounds while on day leave from Graylands Hospital. He was an involuntary patient under a treatment order. His mental health appeared to be improving during his 17-day admission, with successful previous …
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top
…races, and multiple fractures. The coroner found his death was by suicide and concluded the supervision, treatment and care provided by Mental Health Services was appropriate, noting the tension between maintaining ther…
36y · Male·Hanging
A 36-year-old male prisoner with complex psychiatric history, substance use disorder, and recent cancer diagnosis died by hanging in prison. Recent mental h…
56y · Female·multi-organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
…ted under Mental Health Act legislation after refusing ambulance assistance. Despite appropriate medical treatment in hospital, she deteriorated rapidly with hypoxia, hypotension and severe acidosis, requiring ICU admis…
32y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
…ween system overcrowding and his death, and considered his placement at Casuarina appropriate given his psychiatric needs. The coroner commented on systemic prison overcrowding and recommended continued review of prison…
39y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, tapentadol, tramadol, pro…
…e around her. Key clinical lessons: Ms O'Shea had chronic complex medical conditions (breast cancer post-treatment, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, depression, anxiety) with previous overdose attempts and suicidal id…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (predominantly methadone)
…016 and 2022, chronic polysubstance use including methamphetamine and alcohol, and was under a Community Treatment Order (CTO) at the time of death. The Intensive Community Outreach Team (ICOT) provided regular reviews …
72y · Male·multiple injuries resulting from catastrophic head injury with massive disruptio…
A 72-year-old man with schizophrenia and a history of suicidal ideation died by jumping from level 7 of a shopping centre. He had stopped taking prescribed medications and had been planning this action, making calls to f…
46y · Male·Unascertained - possible drowning secondary to seizure, syncope, or accident
… in January 2007, approximately 16 days after being granted unescorted leave from the Alfred Hospital's psychiatric unit. He had been admitted involuntarily in November 2006 with schizoaffective disorder and substance a…
35y · Male·multi-drug toxicity
… failures included: deployment approval despite known PTSD despite initial refusal, lack of coordinated psychiatric care, failure to escalate severe mental health deterioration, inadequate support during disciplinary pr…
16y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…nd suicidal ideation died by self-inflicted gunshot wound at school on 1 August 2001. He had been under psychiatric care for 10 months, prescribed citalopram, and had a 'no suicide contract' with his psychiatrist. Key c…
33y · Female·hanging
…Department for Correctional Services were identified. The coroner found lawful detention and appropriate treatment. This case highlights the importance of identifying at-risk individuals with substance use disorders, pr…
95y · Male·multi-organ failure due to sepsis and general inanition on a background of advan…
…und of advanced vascular dementia and ischaemic heart disease. He was admitted under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order following behavioural disturbances related to post-herpetic neuralgia and delirium. He developed a…
68y · Male·compression of the neck with contributing acute myocardial infarction due to cor…
…n 16 April 2015 while experiencing acute myocardial infarction. He was transferred to Yatala for urgent psychiatric assessment following two self-harm attempts at Port Augusta Prison involving hearing paranoid voices. C…
71y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
…rder with melancholic features died by hanging on 22 July 2005, three days after admission to a private psychiatric hospital (Belmont) following a medication overdose of uncertain intent. His psychiatrist (Dr D.) docume…
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