746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
42y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
… diagnosed depression, adjustment disorder, and ketamine abuse beginning in 2019. He received inpatient psychiatric treatment in August 2021. On 20 December 2024, following a family celebration and heavy drinking, AT ar…
41y · Male·complications in association with effects of fire, with terminal palliative care
…izophrenia, died by suicide on 1 November 2021 after self-immolating with boat fuel while on a Community Treatment Order. Wilson was discharged from Graylands Hospital on 29 October 2021 following a 12-day admission for…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Palma Castro, a 26-year-old woman with adjustment disorder and benzodiazepine dependence, died by hanging after two Emergency Department presentations within 5 hours on 17-18 February 2011. She presented following a suic…
32y · Female·Alcoholic ketoacidosis
…lcohol dependence disorder, and borderline personality disorder traits. Despite outpatient mental health treatment through MSTS and alcohol counselling through EDAS, her care was fragmented across three separate service…
27y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia during restraint; mechanism involved hypoxia and asphyxiation…
Warwick Andrew Ashdown, a 27-year-old male with severe treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital on 12 October 2007 from cardiac arrhythmia …
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…t his risk to self and others, he was assessed as not meeting Mental Health Act criteria for involuntary treatment two days before his death. Mental health services attempted limited outreach without success. On 19 Janu…
19y · Male·hypoxic brain injury following asphyxia due to hanging
…onse to multiple undisclosed suicide attempts and self-harm incidents; (4) lack of focused psychological treatment; (5) absence of a key worker relationship; (6) poor integration with emergency services. The coroner con…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
…lofen toxicity can cause profound CNS depression and seizures, particularly in polysubstance users with psychiatric comorbidity. Prescribing large quantities to vulnerable patients requires careful monitoring and consid…
71y · Male·Saddle pulmonary embolus as a consequence of deep venous thrombosis in the right…
Glen Malcolm Klose, aged 71, died from a saddle pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis in his right calf, a complication associated with his history of multiple knee surgeries. He was admitted to Glenside Ho…
48y · Male·undetermined
…choice considering respiratory sensitivity is essential; coordination between services (local hospital, psychiatric triage, retrieval services) requires defined leadership and protocols.
18y · Male·Sodium nitrite toxicity
…sons include: the importance of timely access to specialist mental health services for young people with treatment-resistant symptoms; recognising the role of social isolation and pandemic-related stressors in mental he…
29y · Female·Effects of multiple injuries sustained when she projected herself from the top o…
Charmaine Dragun, a 29-year-old newsreader, died by suicide at The Gap on 2 November 2007. She was diagnosed with depression and treated with escalating doses of antidepressants (Efexor, then Lexapro) by multiple health …
45y · Female·Multiple blunt force injuries
…g shortly after and died from injuries sustained falling from a height while acutely psychotic. Earlier psychiatric scheduling when risk became apparent, immediate involvement of senior psychiatry staff, and prompt acti…
38y · Male·asphyxiation by ligature
…erns with prison clinicians, being prescribed antidepressants and antipsychotics. The coroner found his psychiatric and psychological care appropriate overall, though documentation was brief. Key failures included: no m…
70y · Female·Gunshot wounds to the head and chest
…ented this death. The coroner emphasised systemic gaps rather than individual clinician error regarding psychiatric care.
39y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to methadon…
…een prescribed up to six take-away doses of 120mg methadone per week by her GP under Queensland's Opioid Treatment Program, contrary to clinical guidelines which recommend maximum four doses per week for low-risk patien…
25y · Male·Multiple system failure and ingestion of sodium nitrite
…his room and ingested it at 10:03pm. He deteriorated to cardiac arrest at 10:26pm. The critical delay in treatment occurred because venous blood gas results showing severely elevated methaemoglobin (70-86%) were not con…
28y · Male·hanging
Aaron Nathan Stagg, 28-year-old man with likely Asperger's Syndrome and emerging paranoid psychosis, died by hanging on 5 March 2010 after a period of disengagement from mental health services. He was referred to Top End…
50y · Female·acute heart failure in association with acute on chronic obstructive airways dis…
Donna Lillian Barnes, a 50-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and multiple physical comorbidities including morbid obesity, asthma, and poor mobility, died of acute heart failure associated with acute-on-chronic o…
60y · Female·Aspiration of food in a woman with cerebral atrophy
Jytte Mortensen, a 60-year-old woman with multi-infarct dementia and schizoaffective disorder, died at Graylands Hospital from aspiration of food. She had documented dysphagia requiring a pureed diet and one-to-one super…
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