746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
45y · Female·aspiration of vomitus with bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction
…g of faeces). Recommendations addressed the need for timely physical examination of settled involuntary psychiatric patients, implementation of bowel charts for patients on constipating medications, and clarification of…
26y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…empts, died by hanging on 7 September 2014, three days after release on home detention bail as part of a Treatment Intervention Court program for drug-related offences. She had a documented history of depression, PTSD, …
59y · Male·compression of the neck secondary to hanging
A 59-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation died by hanging while on weekend leave from psychia…
70y · Male·complications arising from craniofacial resection and orbital exenteration for r…
A 70-year-old man died following complex craniofacial resection and orbital exenteration for right sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Multiple surgical complications occurred including carotid artery injury, cerebral infarction, …
31y · Male·hanging
…rvision and follow-up with CATS. The discharge plan lacked proactive CATS referral despite Christopher's treatment resistance and untreated psychosis. Although parents contacted CATS twice (12 and 17 June), seeking guid…
40y · Female·Complications of WHO Class III Obesity
Cindy Jane Martin, a 40-year-old Aboriginal woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, WHO Class III obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died of sudden cardiac com…
38y · Male·metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma on a background of delirium and schiz…
Anthony Sissons, aged 38, died of metastatic renal carcinoma while under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He presented to hospital on three separate occasions (13-15 June 2012) with constipation, which w…
45y · Male·Self-inflicted burns (80-90% full and partial thickness burns across body)
Stephen Mawer, a 45-year-old man with longstanding depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, died from severe burns sustained when he deliberately set himself alight during a police siege at his home. He had recently be…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after being struck by a train
Christopher Dewhurst, 27, died by suicide after being struck by a train while on ground leave from a psychiatric unit. He was a compulsory patient subject to a Temporary Treatment Order, admitted with suicidal ideati…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained following collision with a train
A 23-year-old man with a history of schizophreniform disorder, depression, and previous suicide attempts absconded from a mental health triage facility after being involuntarily admitted. He had previously absconded in 2…
44y · Male·Sepsis and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating a ruptured cerebral artery aneur…
…usion. The patient's resolved headache by day 2 was misinterpreted as excluding SAH. Early diagnosis and treatment would have provided >80% survival chance. Critical failures included: failure to obtain imaging despite …
28y · Male·heroin toxicity
…e attempt on 27 October 2008. Under the care of Consultant Psychiatrist Dr A., he received comprehensive treatment with a discharge plan involving progressively increasing periods of escorted and unescorted leave. By 6 …
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
Craig Henri Balnaves, a 43-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia detained at Glenside Hospital under mental health orders, died from ischaemic sm…
70y · Male·death by hanging, self-inflicted
…attempted suicide in 2017 when initially charged, and was subsequently treated with antidepressants and psychiatric care, achieving stability. Upon remand in custody in December 2019, Justice Health obtained limited med…
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
A 47-year-old male died from extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set house fire on 29 November 2020. He had experienced a relationship breakdown and severe depression with suicidal ideation. He presented to hospi…
25y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest and abdomen
…-old woman with intellectual disability, was fatally stabbed by her partner Travis Cooke who had chronic treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, was on a Community Treatment Order, and had a history of violence and …
62y · Male·Incised wound to the neck
…rther exploration of family violence risk and impact, including engaging the parents more extensively in treatment planning and providing family psychoeducation, may have better supported the family's safety. The corone…
36y · Male·Undetermined; three possible mechanisms identified: oversedation with vomiting a…
Jacob Kennedy, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with polysubstance use disorder and psychiatric illness, died on 4 February 2017 after 11 days as an involuntary inpatient at Frankston Hospital. He wa…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to contact with a train
Jonathan Saccu, a 20-year-old with severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia, absconded from an open mental health unit and was fatally struck by a train app…
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
…, engaging isolated patients with mental health conditions, and recognising when chronic conditions and psychiatric comorbidity create acute suicide risk requiring active treatment and support.
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