151 results for “paranoid psychosis”
31y · Male·hanging
Christopher Hunter, a 31-year-old with emerging paranoid psychotic disorder, was admitted to Delmont Private Hospital for 3 days before requesting discharge again…
36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…
…definitively determined. Clinical lessons: the importance of one-to-one nursing observation during acute psychosis, secure containment protocols for acutely psychotic patients refusing medication, improved communication…
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 during physical rest…
45y · Male·coronary artery disease and mechanical asphyxia in a man using cocaine
A 45-year-old man with a history of drug-induced psychosis, cocaine use, and underlying coronary artery disease died in police custody following physical restraint…
7y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the back
…ed by her mother Katica during a filicide-suicide incident. Katica had been diagnosed with First Episode Psychosis in November 2020 and treated by NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH). The coroner identified significant de…
36y · Female·Internal injuries consequent on being stabbed repeatedly by Rocky Manu, a man wi…
… at a community mental health clinic, died from stab wounds inflicted by her flatmate Rocky Manu, who had paranoid schizophrenia. Rocky had been non-compliant with antipsychotic medication for 3.5 months before the fatal…
48y · Female·head injuries from multiple blunt force trauma including punching, elbowing and …
…by her 20-year-old son who was an involuntary psychiatric patient at Orygen Youth Health (OYH) with acute paranoid schizophrenia. The son was granted overnight leave on 3 March 2009 despite several documented concerning …
80y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Robert Mather, 80, died from asphyxia due to choking on food while hospitalised with acute psychosis, severe malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and urinary retention. He had schizophrenia with 40+ year …
23y · Male·Unknown - missing person, no conclusive evidence of death
…without support. His case manager expressed concern that without medication he would become disorganized, paranoid, restrict food/fluid intake, and be unlikely to seek help. Despite comprehensive police investigations, h…
92y · Female·Consequences of an assault
… 92-year-old woman with dementia died from consequences of an assault by another resident with unmanaged psychosis in an aged care facility. The assault occurred after the facility failed to adequately monitor, assess, …
46y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
…-old with substance use history, presented to mental health services in November 2013 with first-episode psychosis. After initial hospital assessment and two CAT Team visits, his case was closed on 10 December following…
27y · Male·hanging
A 27-year-old man with deteriorating mental health and acute psychotic symptoms died by hanging from a bathroom door in an acute mental health unit. He had expressed suicidal ideation, told his parents he needed to die t…
39y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia following violent exertion necessitating physical restraint i…
…physical restraint. He presented to hospital intoxicated with methylamphetamine, exhibiting drug-induced psychosis with agitation and paranoid thoughts. After leaving the ED without assessment, police encountered him at…
43y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds received during a police operation
Michael Capel, 43, suffered from schizophrenia managed with monthly antipsychotic injections from his GP. In October 2008, he missed his injection scheduled for 5 September. His mother noticed behavioural changes and enc…
69y · Male·Blunt head trauma
…ognition of deteriorating mental health in the community—particularly signs of command hallucinations and paranoid delusions—could have led to earlier intervention. While hospital staff appropriately applied Mental Healt…
22y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating resuscitation for cardiac arrest due to neck c…
A 22-year-old male with acute psychosis was admitted to a mental health ward under a Level 1 treatment order. Despite half-hourly observations, …
5y · Female·Multiple stab wounds to the back
…a Perinovic, age 5, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her mother Katica during a first episode psychosis. Katica had been referred to NorthWestern Mental Health in November 2020 after developing paranoid thoug…
37y · Male·stab wound to the chest penetrating the heart
…on-compliance with medication, excessive alcohol consumption, and escalating psychotic symptoms including paranoid delusions that people wanted to harm him and command hallucinations instructing self-harm. On 20 April, h…
3y · Male·Multiple stab wounds to the back
…ovic, aged 3 years, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his mother Katica during a first-episode psychosis. Katica had been receiving mental health treatment from NorthWestern Mental Health Service for approxima…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-ind…
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