475 results for “psychiatric admission”
27y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of hanging
…ce abuse (ICE and cannabis), and previous suicide attempt, was voluntarily admitted to a low dependency psychiatric unit on 24 April 2018. Over four days, he was assessed as medium risk despite expressing suicidal and h…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
Mr John Threadgold, a 55-year-old man with extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alco…
58y · Male·asphyxia
…al by his partner. In the emergency department he was triaged with sufficient safety concerns to warrant admission. A psychiatrist assessed him as moderate suicide risk but could not admit him due to insufficient mental…
82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis
…rom sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified on MRCP during psychiatric admission but was deemed high-risk for elective cholecystectomy and discharged without symptoms. She pr…
19y · Male·unable to be determined
…ed suicidal statements specifically about the bridge, history of suicide attempts, and severe untreated psychiatric illness, this could not be proven without a body. A homicide allegation based on uncorroborated confess…
64y · Female·Respiratory arrest secondary to morphine overdosage on a background of mild to m…
…ern was appropriate, but critical care gaps emerged. Dr P.'s observation that the patient was unfit for psychiatric assessment at noon was not documented in the clinical record, depriving later clinicians of crucial inf…
42y · Male·hanging, an action taken by himself with the intention of ending his life
A 42-year-old man with acute psychosis was hospitalised for 26 days and discharged from a psychiatric facility to an isolated rural island where his partner and children had left. He had poor insight into …
51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…ied of ischaemic heart disease at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 4 March 2014. She was an involuntary psychiatric patient with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, complicated by childhood rheumatic fever causing…
57y · Male·Neck compression and hanging
…treatment via injection (paliperidone) but ceased antipsychotic medication in May 2024. Despite multiple admissions to Thomas Embling Hospital over 5.5 years, his engagement with mental health services remained poor wit…
17y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…t (Dr H.) on 25 November 2010 who deemed him at low-to-moderate immediate risk and recommended continued admission. However, after reporting a suicide attempt by hanging in the shower on the night of 26 November, he was…
81y · Male·myocardial infarction
…at Glenside Hospital. He was admitted for aggression and cognitive deterioration. Over three weeks, his psychiatric medication (olanzapine, carbamazepine) was adjusted as he appeared to improve. He collapsed suddenly on…
32y · Male·Valproic Acid Overdose
…rder, died from valproic acid overdose at a crisis accommodation facility. He was admitted to John Cade Psychiatric Unit following a benzodiazepine overdose on 13 March 2008. Despite a clear history of impulsive self-ha…
80y · Male·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism
…se (Hillcrest Hospital) for confusion, aggression, and behavioural disturbance. He died three days after admission from bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism associated with a thrombosed calf vein, likely related to immob…
56y · Female·multi-organ failure due to anorexia nervosa
…-old woman with a long history of anorexia nervosa and a BMI of 10.3 died from multi-organ failure after admission to hospital. She was found on her bedroom floor, dehydrated and malnourished, and was involuntarily admi…
48y · Male·unascertained
…eased. He had a history of methamphetamine use with associated paranoia and thought disorder, requiring psychiatric admission in March 2018. Despite recommended engagement with drug and alcohol services post-discharge, …
39y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…an with depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder was voluntarily admitted to Northern Hospital's psychiatric unit after presenting to ED with suicidal ideation. Despite documented suicidal thinking at admission, …
54y · Female·unascertained
…54-year-old woman with severe anorexia nervosa and major depression, absconded from Rockingham Hospital psychiatric unit on 3 October 2017 during an escorted walk in hospital grounds. She had been an involuntary patient…
53y · Female·unascertained natural causes
Ms Rona, a 53-year-old woman with major depression, was admitted involuntarily to Bungarabee House psychiatric unit on 6 August 2018 after presenting with catatonic features, mutism, and refusal to eat or drink. Sh…
54y · Female·Hanging
…ession and anxiety in early 2011. After two suicide attempts, she was admitted to Austin Health's Acute Psychiatric Unit involuntarily. After 11 days of treatment and progressive day leave, she was approved for two nigh…
26y · Male·bronchopneumonia following severe head injury
…ony on 31 December 2002. He had been admitted to Longreach Hospital on 30 December 2002 for involuntary psychiatric assessment and awaiting transfer to Rockhampton Mental Health Unit. Despite receiving multiple sedative…
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