292 results for “acute psychosis”
84y · Female·sepsis and cardiac failure in a woman with hypertensive ischaemic and valvular h…
…ure. She was admitted to hospital in June 2016 with decompensated cardiac failure and developed paranoid psychosis requiring an Inpatient Treatment Order. The psychosis initially impaired her cooperation with essential …
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 episo…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
…trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alcohol and methamphetamine), substance-induced psychotic episode, paranoid delusions about …
37y · Female·Effects of fire
…o the vehicle. Toxicology was negative for drugs and alcohol. The coroner concluded Jasmine experienced an acute psychotic episode leading to filicide-suicide. Medical review found appropriate assessment and treatment o…
17y · Male·cranial and facial trauma
A 17-year-old male with acute schizophrenia died from cranial and facial trauma after running off a 15.6-metre cliff during a psychotic …
38y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
… response to an imminent threat to the hostage's life. Key clinical lessons: recognition of drug-induced psychosis and aggression; the deceased had prior presentations to mental health services with amphetamine-induced …
22y · Male·Multiple injuries secondary to fall from a height
Daniel Woodburn, a 22-year-old with first-episode psychosis presenting with command hallucinations, paranoia and depressed mood, was admitted as a voluntary patient…
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
…f) was not communicated to senior decision-makers. Key clinical lessons include the challenges of managing acute mental health crises with substance intoxication, importance of information-sharing in triage decisions, a…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…story of brain injury from age 11, substance abuse, mental health issues including PTSD and drug-induced psychosis, and was prescribed antipsychotics. On the day of death, he consumed alcohol and became violent toward h…
69y · Male·Blunt head trauma
…with a sledgehammer in Katherine on 3 December 2013. Osborne was experiencing untreated schizophrenia with acute psychotic symptoms and believed his victim was someone else (Les Pearce). Osborne had been seen in the Kat…
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…
26y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of immersion
…my Hauserman, a 26-year-old woman with schizophrenia and anorexia, was admitted to a psychiatric ward with acute psychosis due to non-compliance with clozapine. Over two days, she developed severe abdominal pain and con…
60y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 60-year-old man with schizophrenia and depression presented to Maroondah Hospital ED with acute psychotic symptoms after stopping his antipsychotic medication (trifluoperazine) due to manufacturer disco…
36y · Male·hanging
…after brief assessment by junior staff who attributed his presentation to alcohol intoxication rather than acute psychosis. He died by suicide hours later. Key clinical lessons: collateral history from family and treati…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height (seventh-floor balcony), with multiple…
…th. The coroner found the death to be a tragic accidental fall occurring during a period of drug-induced psychosis or hallucination. This case highlights the dangers of potent illicit drugs and how recreational drug use…
29y · Female·Multiple injuries due to fall from height
… first assessing her, despite clear psychotic symptoms. The ATODS assessment at 3pm correctly identified psychosis but the patient was not seen by a psychiatric registrar or medical officer. When the patient's sister re…
41y · Female·unable to determine
…2017, three weeks after disappearing. She had presented to Lismore Base Hospital on 1-2 November 2017 with acute psychosis related to schizophrenia, having ceased antipsychotic medication and methadone. The mental healt…
49y · Male·Unascertained - cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration in an overweight man…
…ic patient at Bentley Mental Health Services. He presented to Royal Perth Hospital ED on 15 July 2020 with acute manic psychosis requiring sedation with ketamine and zuclopenthixol acetate (Acuphase). After transfer to …
30y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity (vecuronium and atropine self-in…
…um and atropine obtained from a hospital storeroom. She was admitted under Mental Health Act detention for acute psychosis. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) her antipsychotic medication was inadequate despite flor…
23y · Male·Undetermined
…undetermined but substance use was a significant contributing factor. Clinical lessons include recognising acute psychiatric symptoms from stimulant use as medical emergencies requiring hospital assessment, and understa…
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