301 results for “psychotic disorder”
28y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…by suicide while absent without leave from Graylands Hospital. He had been admitted involuntarily due to psychotic symptoms and aggression, and was granted unescorted ground access on 29 November 2010 based on clinical …
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Vincent Schwenke, a 24-year-old male of Maori descent, developed acute psychotic symptoms after ceasing cannabis use and was admitted to a secure mental health unit as an involuntary pa…
23y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from height
… 23, died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a fall from a highway off-ramp during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis use. She had attended Royal North Shore Hospital the previous day for mental…
53y · Male·Multiple gunshot injuries
53-year-old man with longstanding unresolved childhood trauma, affected by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, developed acute paranoia and anxiety. Believed people were hacking his devices and tracking him. When school welf…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
… in a high-speed motor vehicle collision while intoxicated. He had a 12-year history of bipolar affective disorder with comorbid substance abuse disorder, personality disorder, and poor impulse control. The coroner ident…
44y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from cliff
A 44-year-old man with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and bipolar affective disorder with drug-induced psychosis died following a fall from a cliff at Vaucluse during a police rescue operati…
Female·Drowning (suicide)
…Maree Blake died by suicide by drowning on 16 January 2007 while receiving community-based treatment for psychotic depression, which developed following a miscarriage. She was referred to Sunshine Coast Mental Health Se…
18y · Male·compression of the neck in keeping with hanging
…ied by hanging three days after release from prison on home detention bail. He had been displaying acute psychotic symptoms while in prison custody, placed under camera observation due to suicide risk. Upon release, the…
0y · Female·unascertained
A nine-month-old First Nations child (Baby Q) was killed by her psychotic father in November 2018. The family, transient and homeless, were known to child protection and police i…
34y · Male·unascertained; most likely immersion after swimming at City Beach
…as accidental or intentional. Key clinical lessons include the importance of monitoring individuals with psychotic disorders who disengage from mental health services, recognising behavioural changes as potential warnin…
26y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
… at Hakea Prison, died by hanging on 11 July 2002. He had a history of serious mental illness, including psychotic episodes with delusional beliefs, and a previous suicide attempt. While in psychiatric care at Fremantle…
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
DR was a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, severe alcohol dependence, and multiple psychosocial stressors including family violence, homelessness, …
43y · Male·exsanguination from incised wounds to the arms - self inflicted
…on for a previous suicide attempt, placed on a Temporary Treatment Order with long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication. Follow-up by the community team was limited to two brief phone calls for appointment arrange…
Female·multiple injuries due to a fall from height (suicide by jumping from multi-store…
A woman with major depressive disorder and psychotic features died by suicide at a shopping centre car park on 21 September 2004, six days after…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries from being struck by train
…indicators including recent self-harm, altered mental state, paranoid behaviour, and documented previous psychotic episodes. However, given the information available to staff at the time and Jalen's initial cooperative …
50y · Male·Hanging
Craig Harvey, a 50-year-old man with depression, polysubstance use disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, died by hanging in Casey Hospital's mental health inpatient ward wh…
57y · Female·Head injuries resulting in subdural haematoma and global cerebral ischaemic inju…
Amanda Dawson, a 57-year-old nurse, died from head injuries sustained during a fatal assault by her intimate partner, Lindsay Masatora, on 10 October 2016. She was struck twice to the head, causing subdural haematoma and…
39y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
A 39-year-old woman with brief psychotic disorder experiencing suicidal and homicidal ideation killed her 4-year-old daughter and herself. She ha…
30y · Male·gunshot wound to the head as a result of a police operation
Danukul Mokmool, aged 30, died on 26 July 2017 after being shot by NSW Police at Central Railway Station following a mental health crisis. He was experiencing acute psychosis with paranoid delusions that his family inten…
19y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained on a train impact (pedestrian)
…in near Berwick Railway Station. He had a significant history of mental ill health including depression, psychotic symptoms, and suicidal ideation, alongside substance misuse involving methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine…
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