746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
44y · Male·Complications of blunt head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (cycl…
A 44-year-old psychiatric nurse died from complications of blunt head injuries sustained when struck by a cyclist while cycling. …
77y · Male·respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia
…, he was transferred to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where he received appropriate antibiotic and steroid treatment. The coroner found no concerns about treatment quality and determined the death was unrelated to his det…
34y · Male·gunshot injuries to the torso
…or four months following his discharge from mental health services in March 2020. The coroner found his psychiatric care was appropriate and that he did not meet criteria for involuntary treatment while appearing stable…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact – pedestrian)
…ds, he presented to hospital at 2:22am but was discharged from the ED around 6:45am without involuntary psychiatric assessment. He was then hit by a truck while stepping into traffic. Key clinical lessons: fragmented in…
38y · Male·multi organ failure secondary to intestinal ischaemia from toxic megacolon relat…
…tervention, he died from ischaemic bowel necrosis. The coroner found no grounds for criticism of medical treatment. However, the case highlights the importance of proactive bowel management in psychiatric patients on co…
25y · Male·consistent with drowning in a man with multiple injuries
Warren Guneratne, a 25-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted involuntarily to the psychiatric unit of Royal Melbourne Hospital on 28 January 2008 after assessment by the Crisis Assessment and Treat…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
Boris Drleski, a 45-year-old with treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorde…
19y · Female·The available evidence does not allow for a finding as to the cause of death
…gust 1958 after absconding from Broughton Hall mental health facility. She had been referred for urgent psychiatric admission following concerning disclosures of suicidal ideation, knowledge of suicide methods, and incr…
79y · Male·external neck compression as a result of hanging
…n non-compliance died by suicide while living in rural NSW. He had been subject to a Victorian Community Treatment Order (CTO) requiring fortnightly antipsychotic injections and regular psychiatric review before transfe…
84y · Female·unascertained; possible causes include cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction…
An 84-year-old woman with a 50-year history of serious mental illness died suddenly at a psychiatric unit while under involuntary Mental Health Act status. She was found unresponsive in the TV lounge appr…
36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression
…n 9 June 2021 following admission for overdose and suicide attempt. The coroner found no deficits in his treatment or care, and that procedures and protocols were correctly followed. His family raised concerns about pre…
61y · Male·hanging
…ifelong depression and social phobia, died by hanging on 13-14 January 2020. He had received consistent psychiatric care from an experienced psychiatrist for 16 years using supportive psychotherapy, as he consistently d…
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…
33y · Male·multi-drug toxicity as a result of misadventure
Adam Hayward, a 33-year-old with borderline personality disorder, poly-substance abuse, and a complex psychiatric history including recurrent suicidal ideation and overdoses, died from multi-drug toxicity in October 2…
39y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
A 39-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia on a Community Treatment Order died by suicide in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He had been appropriately managed on depot a…
20y · Male·Hanging
…wling, a 20-year-old university student, died by hanging on 18 July 2018 after a period of psychological treatment for depression with suicidal ideation. He had presented with major depressive disorder with atypical fea…
58y · Male·blunt force head injury
…ing from stairs at an aged care facility. Critical failures included poor communication of his Community Treatment Order (CTO) across healthcare settings, inadequate psychiatric supervision, insufficient clinical inform…
23y · Female·Unascertainable
… 23, died on 17 December 2002 at Bentley Hospital in Western Australia while detained as an involuntary psychiatric patient under the Mental Health Act. She was admitted on 14 December with suspected schizophrenia, havi…
63y · Male·respiratory failure in a man with lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis…
…from respiratory failure due to advanced lung cancer, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital. He had paranoid schizophrenia, cognitive impairment, and poor insight in…
34y · Male·multiple injuries
Paul Dickson, a 34-year-old man with severe paranoid schizophrenia managed on a Community Treatment Order, died by suicide on 11 November 2013 after stepping in front of a truck. He had been discharged fr…
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