116 results for “paranoid delusions”
42y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
… episode psychosis was referred to community mental health services in November 2020 after acute onset of paranoid delusions. She was commenced on risperidone but showed poor engagement and medication compliance. Between…
50; 37y · Male; male·Mark John Furlan: hypoxic brain injury due to acute neck compression due to hang…
…d he should have been under continuous rather than close observations, and that key psychiatric warnings (paranoid comments, thought-disordered writings) were not adequately communicated to treating psychiatrist Dr S., w…
53y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Gregory Laurence Hunt, a 53-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died by suicide at Graylands Hospital while an involuntary patient. He hanged himself using a shower hose in a bathroom on an open ward. The coroner fo…
65y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
…thasone from March 2015. Initial dexamethasone-induced hypomania progressed to psychosis, depression, and paranoid delusions as the dose was reduced. On 14 August, after concerning behaviour and suicidal statements at ho…
72y · Male·exsanguination (blood loss) from severed femoral artery
Stephen Maxwell Powell, a 72-year-old man with schizophrenia, died by exsanguination from a self-inflicted femoral artery laceration. He was discharged from psychiatric inpatient care on a community treatment order on 14…
62y · Female·multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the neck, thorax and abdomen
Rita Sally Greer, aged 62, died from multiple self-inflicted stab wounds while experiencing a severe psychotic episode. She had schizophrenia with documented poor medication compliance since 1990. On 10 September 2007, s…
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…ourne. In the early hours of 24 November, his father called triple zero reporting Adam was psychotic with paranoid delusions. Victoria Police officers assessed Adam using section 351 Mental Health Act and concluded he di…
68y · Male·compression of the neck with contributing acute myocardial infarction due to cor…
…r urgent psychiatric assessment following two self-harm attempts at Port Augusta Prison involving hearing paranoid voices. Critical failures included: not accommodating him in the infirmary as recommended; missing his ps…
47y · Male·glioblastoma of the brain (glioblastoma multiforme, left frontal lobe)
Peter David Lawrence, aged 47, died from glioblastoma multiforme at Lyell McEwin Hospital. His brain tumour in the left frontal lobe caused behavioural changes including aggression, confusion, agitation and poor impulse …
28y · Male·neck compression subsequent upon hanging
Matthew Spalding, a 28-year-old psychiatric inpatient with borderline personality disorder and recent psychotic symptoms, died by hanging on 25 April 2009. He had been admitted to the Adult Acute Unit at Ballarat Health …
41y · Male·head and chest injuries from fall from height
…d he hadn't taken prescribed paliperidone or venlafaxine for months, leading to relapse with persecutory delusions. He disengaged from community mental health services despite outreach attempts. The patient had capacity…
38y · Male·terminal respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease on a backgr…
Victor James Storrie, a 38-year-old man with severe chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from terminal respiratory failure while detained under mental health legislat…
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
… discharge from psychiatric admission on a Community Treatment Order. He had a 15-year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic polysubstance abuse (marijuana, heroin, amphetamines), and recurrent suicidal idea…
48y · Female·Head injury
Frances May Cooper, a 48-year-old woman with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, died from head injuries after being struck by a train on 30 October 2011 while on unescort…
69y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
Caroline Willis, aged 69, was fatally stabbed by her son Jamie in May 2018, two hours after he was served with a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO). The death was homicidal and occurred within a context of escalat…
48y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicating restraint of an acutely agitated male
Daniel Richards, 48, died from ischaemic heart disease precipitated by restraint during a mental health assessment at home. He had underlying significant coronary artery disease with left ventricular hypertrophy and old …
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
…ted. The coroner found insufficient consideration was given to concerning weekend behaviour (aggression, delusions, paranoid thinking, secreting razor blades, requiring seclusion). Critical clinical lessons include: the…
38y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Mark Quenton Fleury, a 38-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide on 14 February 2016 while subject to a Community Treatment Order. In the f…
25y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in aircraft crash
Bryan G (Abel Dallos), a 25-year-old man with longstanding paranoid schizophrenia and treatment resistance, died in an aircraft crash after stealing an unlocked Piper Warrio…
38y · Male·Toxicity to methylamphetamine
… acute behavioural changes consistent with methamphetamine intoxication on 15 December 2013. He displayed paranoid delusions, hyperactivity, and bizarre behaviour after consuming methylamphetamine within 12-24 hours prio…
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