746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
52y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia and asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
…halation in June 2017. She had been under care of North West Area Mental Health Service with a Community Treatment Order and was receiving multidisciplinary support including psychiatry and psychology. Despite ongoing s…
31y · Male·Hanging
…iving psychological support, died by hanging in his cell at Barwon Prison. Despite ongoing mental health treatment and plans for transfer to a safer unit, he was able to fashion a ligature from prison materials (a boxin…
63y · Male·disseminated carcinoma (pancreatic cancer with metastases to liver and lung)
…uccessful kidney cancer surgery in Serbia, significantly impeded engagement with the healthcare system. Psychiatric assessment confirmed he was competent to refuse treatment. The coroner concluded no deficit in standard…
58y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly
… severe hypoxic encephalopathy and was extubated on 30 July 2006, dying at 6:40pm. The coroner found his treatment appropriate with no suspicious circumstances. The underlying cardiac pathology (cardiomegaly) appears to…
22y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia, possibly contributed to by neck compression
… suicidal ideation died by plastic bag asphyxiation while detained under a Mental Health Act order in a psychiatric ward. She had explicitly stated plastic bag asphyxiation as a contemplated suicide method. Following he…
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart di…
… emphysema and hypertensive heart disease while admitted to a mental health acute unit under a Temporary Treatment Order. He had multiple comorbidities including congestive heart failure, COPD, and bipolar disorder, wit…
38y · Female·Unable to be determined
Kellie Anne Levitski disappeared on 31 March 2014 from her father's property near Bega, NSW. She had schizoaffective disorder requiring intensive mental health support, depot antipsychotic injections, and multiple medica…
66y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of exhaust gases from a lawn mower
…up but received inadequate ongoing support. Key clinical lessons include: (1) older males with multiple psychiatric comorbidities, physical health issues, social isolation, and substance abuse require intensive, coordin…
41y · Female·neck compression
…vised leave despite high-risk status; he absconded and met with Lynch. The AWOL procedure had gaps: the Psychiatric Triage Service wasn't notified, nominated contacts weren't contacted within 30 minutes, and the missing…
32y · Female·combined drug toxicity, mainly heroin
…old, died from combined drug toxicity (mainly heroin) while an involuntary inpatient at Swanston Centre psychiatric unit after her de facto partner supplied heroin during an unsupervised visit. She had been admitted fol…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
Jake James-Kotsanas, 23, died from haemorrhage from self-inflicted knife wounds to his neck and wrists while experiencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex …
34y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
…nding Hatch in the neck. The coroner found the officer's use of force was justified. While mental health treatment was appropriate and supported by his family, the incident highlights challenges managing severe psychosi…
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
…provided was appropriate; his psychiatrist concluded personality disorders of this severity have limited treatment efficacy, particularly in rural settings. Wildman had recently breached a family violence order protecti…
gunshot wounds; multiple deaths during police interventions with mentally ill in…
…cially for released prisoners), and insufficient integration of alcohol/drug services with mental health treatment. The coroner made 17 recommendations focused on standardised mental health assessments, revised involunt…
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…
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
… died several hours earlier. The coroner found the death arose from natural causes and that supervision, treatment, and care were adequate. Clinical lessons include the challenge of managing medically complex patients w…
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…
31y · Female·hanging
…e been foreseen or prevented given her private nature and concealment of difficulties, despite receiving treatment and support offers.
20y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck
… The coroner found her death was by suicide, likely impulsive rather than planned, and that supervision, treatment and care were adequate given the inherent tension between safe and therapeutic environments in mental he…
27y · Female·Hanging
… coroner found no evidence that clinicians erred in determining she did not meet criteria for compulsory treatment under mental health legislation, deficiencies were identified in communication and discharge planning. K…
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