149 results for “mental disturbance”
28y · Male·Hanging
Dylan Bell, 28, died by hanging following discharge from Redland Hospital ED where he presented with acute psychosis, suicidal and homicidal ideation, and made three self-harm attempts by strangulation. Despite a concern…
70y · Female·bronchopneumonia
…y unit. She had longstanding anxiety, depression, and eating disorder with recent significant physical and mental health deterioration. Pneumonia was diagnosed on 12 August 2014 with antibiotics commenced. She was referr…
77y · Male·respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia
…ald Allen Hampton, aged 77, died from respiratory failure due to severe pneumonia while detained under the Mental Health Act at Glenside Hospital. He had been admitted with behavioural disturbances related to dementia. W…
53y · Male·unknown - no postmortem examination possible
…25 January 2017. He had experienced a domestic violence incident on 6 January 2017, was detained under the Mental Health Act but assessed as not at immediate risk of self-harm, and subsequently left home with minimal bel…
19y · Male·Ruptured aorta post motor vehicle incident
…, 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 laceration, car pa…
52y · Male·Multiple injuries
…owing promotion to a supervisor role, was withdrawn and not sleeping well, but declined to seek medical or mental health assistance despite encouragement from his partner. Police responded within approximately 5 minutes …
27y · Male·external blood loss due to laceration of right axillary artery from single gunsh…
…tions for clinicians include: recognizing acute behavioural changes as potential indicators of drug use or mental health crisis requiring prompt assessment; ensuring adequate training in crisis recognition and de-escalat…
47y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide by hanging)
… Marshall, a 47-year-old woman admitted to Nickol Bay Hospital as a voluntary patient due to deteriorating mental state and suicidal ideation, left the hospital on 21 February 2011. She drove to a remote location in Mill…
60y · Male·Respiratory obstruction (choking by food)
…standing schizophrenia and mild intellectual disability, died from choking on food while eating pizza in a mental health inpatient unit. He had been admitted for management of clozapine-induced constipation and urinary r…
28y · Male·Traumatic brain damage complicating contact .22 calibre gunshot wound to the mid…
…lice handling, noting they faced an unpredictable, dangerous situation with an individual who had no prior mental health contact and made no meaningful communication possible. Expert psychiatric evidence concluded that e…
33y · Male·Exposure to the elements whilst in a mentally unstable state; manner of death Op…
…iginal man, disappeared in late October 1996 from Wyndham, Western Australia, while in an acutely unstable mental state associated with chronic alcohol use disorder, withdrawal symptoms, and possible hallucinations. Desp…
63y · Male·pancreatic carcinoma
…ged 63, died of pancreatic carcinoma at Royal Adelaide Hospital on 5 January 2005 while detained under the Mental Health Act. He was admitted following collapse at home with a history of diabetes, alcohol abuse, and self…
54y · Female·malignant melanoma with brain metastases
A 54-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma died from brain metastases while detained under a Mental Health Act order at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She had undergone surgery and radiotherapy for melanoma t…
32y · Male·1(a) Aspiration of gastric contents; 1(b) Combined drug toxicity
A 32-year-old Eritrean refugee died on 22 August 2017 in a mental health unit from aspiration of gastric contents and combined drug toxicity. During his six-day admission, …
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and delirium complicating surgery for left total knee repla…
…mal anaesthetic technique, he developed post-operative delirium with agitation and aggression, requiring a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia and died. The coroner…
50y · Male·in-hospital cardiac arrest on a background of seizures and atheroembolic cerebro…
…a background of seizures and atheroembolic cerebrovascular disease. He presented with acute behavioural disturbance, confusion and seizures in August 2021. MRI revealed subacute lacunar infarcts of unclear source. Despi…
63y · Male·metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma with chronic obstructive lung disease
…irium escalating to a Code Black on 29-30 August despite palliative care management. He was placed under a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to paranoid and aggressive behaviour. Sedation was implemented wi…
37y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
…f managing suicide risk in individuals with antisocial personality traits who are reluctant to engage with mental health services despite their documented suicidal ideation.
41y · Male·sympathomimetic syndrome
…ation of direct hospital transport for severely drug-affected persons presenting with acute behavioural disturbance; and adequate monitoring during police transport. Dr W. opined earlier medical assessment may have been…
24y · Male·unknown
William Maddison French, a 24-year-old male, disappeared in December 1997 while travelling around Australia. He was last confirmed sighted on 17 December 1997 in Carnarvon. Extensive investigations, including police coll…
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