177 results for “severe anxiety”
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
…treet drug mixture on 30 June 2023, suffered a prolonged seizure, was intubated and sedated, but sustained severe hypoxic brain injury. He was extubated after 16 days but remained severely neurologically impaired with pe…
43y · Male·Hanging
William Epere, aged 43, died by hanging in custody at Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre on 10 January 2019. He had been remanded in custody for 27 days following repeated breaches of a domestic violence order, despite cle…
45y · Male·unascertained
…uld not determine the cause of death. Key clinical lesson: the rapid discharge of a high-risk patient with severe ongoing psychosocial stressors after only 48 hours, despite ongoing suicidal ideation and significant risk…
68y · Male·Hanging
…nt Thomas, aged 68, died by hanging in December 2018. He had experienced chronic tinnitus since 2013 which severely impacted his mental health and quality of life. Despite referral to mental health services and a reasona…
36y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries sustained after intentional self-infliction by fal…
…rse with prior OCD history, died by falling from Landslide Lookout on 29 October 2020. She had experienced severe postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) following her daughter's birth in July 2020, characterised …
41y · Male·suicide by unknown method, either through deliberate self-harm or by placing him…
…in Western Australia on 27 July 1999. He had left a suicide note for his daughter in June 1999, describing severe depression and stating his intention to undertake a 'one-way ticket' journey with the wish to 'perish with…
37y · Male·Combined effects of presumed heavy metal poisoning from an unknown material and …
…iatrists should not 'reverse' long-standing schizophrenia diagnoses based on alternative theories (autism/anxiety) without robust diagnostic evidence; family counselling and community treatment orders should be consider…
59y · Male·head injuries
…hile involuntarily detained at Nolan House mental health facility in April 2021. He developed sudden onset severe mental illness (anxiety disorder with depressive features, with possible psychotic depression) triggered b…
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
Margaret Carr, 62, was found dead at her home in Redfern between 27 February and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, metha…
51y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds to the chest
…l lesson: recognising escalating violent behaviour in individuals with untreated personality disorders and severe mental health risk factors; earlier mental health intervention might have prevented the crisis.
70y · Male·ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease being a sign…
Barry Faulkner, aged 70, died of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with chronic pulmonary disease while in lawful custody at Long Bay Correctional Complex on 25 January 2020. He suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while …
54y · Female·complications related to post-polio syndrome and chronic respiratory weakness; n…
Gabriele Hannemann, a 54-year-old woman with severe post-polio quadriplegia and chronic respiratory failure, died suddenly at home during consensual sexual ac…
1y · Male·Heat stroke
…rd expert evidence about the physiology and cognitive neuroscience of human memory, concluding that Romy's severe sleep deprivation, stress from recent family illness, routine changes, and lack of sensory cues from the s…
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
A 40-year-old woman with extensive mental health history including OCD, complex trauma, severe depression, and recurrent suicidal ideation was admitted to an open psychiatric unit after expressing suic…
51y · Female·Multiorgan failure in the setting of WHO Class III obesity, chronic excessive al…
…linical management at any facility contributed to her death. Clinical lessons include early recognition of severe obesity as a risk factor for complications, careful opioid dosing in this population, and timely escalatio…
67y · Female·Head injuries
…head injuries inflicted by her grandson Hayden during a cannabis-induced psychosis. Hayden had experienced severe childhood abuse by his stepfather and subsequently developed mental health issues including post-traumatic…
42y · Male·heroin and methylamphetamine toxicity
Simon Miles, a 42-year-old First Nations man with severe heroin and methylamphetamine dependence, died from accidental drug overdose while on Stage 2.5 of the Comp…
67y · Female·Sepsis as a result of gastric perforation
…instructions created ambiguity about when to seek help, leading to delayed presentation when she developed severe vomiting on 23 June 2015. The coroner found Dr M.' decision represented significant error in judgement. Ea…
42y · Male·Cardiac arrest following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, likely due to E.coli …
…ted his agitation severity due to poor communication between nursing and medical teams. When Jarrod became severely agitated and pulled out his oxygen support at 10:15pm, no alarm sounded because he had also disconnected…
49y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…ents present with major depression, marital breakdown, and alcohol use disorder. Although clinicians noted severe stress, anxiety, and depression on structured assessment tools, the focus on stated intent and absence of …
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