301 results for “psychotic disorder”
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial cardiorespiratory arrest
…le died in police custody following arrest for dangerous driving and property damage. He displayed acute psychotic behaviour with paranoia, aggression, and 'super-strength' during restraint. Post-mortem examination reve…
31y · Female·plastic bag asphyxia
Kirstan McRae-Jansen, a 31-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse, died by plastic bag asphyxia using an LPG bottle. She was under Community Treatment…
23y · Male·hanging
A 23-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while an involuntary patient in the High Dependency Unit of Royal North Shore Hospital. He presented acutely on 4 February 2019 with severe suicid…
51y · Male·Stab wound to the heart
…ssertive Treatment Team provided high-quality intensive community care appropriate to his needs. His antipsychotic medication management, including response to persistently low clozapine levels, was consistent with good…
48y · Male·Drowning
A 48-year-old man with depression, problematic alcohol use, and recent onset paranoid ideation and auditory hallucinations presented twice to the Emergency Department on the morning of his death. Despite expressing suici…
49y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by a truck
…service failed to escalate appropriately after Sandra reported concerning behavioural changes suggesting psychotic relapse, including that community mental health did not contact the rapid response service or police des…
47y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 47-year-old Aboriginal man died by suicide in custody at Roebourne Regional Prison while on SAMS mental health monitoring. He had paranoid ideation, delusions about 'black magic', and auditory hallucinations, which wer…
25y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 25-year-old man with dexamphetamine-induced psychosis died by suicide while an involuntary psychiatric patient. He was transferred from a locked to an open ward on 19 April 2013 after appearing to improve clinically. H…
29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train incident (intentional self-harm)
Grant Phillips, 29-year-old with schizophrenia and complex psychiatric history including multiple suicide attempts, was admitted involuntarily to Broadmeadows Inpatient Psychiatric Unit on 5 May 2007. Despite being asses…
26y · Male·multiple injuries, primarily severe chest trauma, due to jumping from the Tasman…
…enia died by suicide jumping from the Tasman Bridge. He had been diagnosed with ADHD, generalised anxiety disorder, and sleep-wake disorder in 2021, with subsequent psychotic episodes in late 2022 and March 2023 leading …
27y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
Theo Papageorgiou, a 27-year-old man with a history of psychotic and manic symptoms since November 2014, was briefly detained under a mental health order in November 201…
40y · Female·The medical cause of death was unable to be determined. Manner of death: uninten…
…psychiatric assessment that night – the ED doctor did not consult the on-call psychiatrist despite clear psychotic symptoms and paranoia; (3) insufficient observation and management on the unit – she was permitted unesc…
26y · Male·unascertained; suspected suicide by firearm
Nicholas Daniel Ficarra, aged 26, disappeared on 14 January 2012 from his family farm in regional Victoria. He had a history of substance abuse (heroin, OxyContin, cannabis) from age 21 and severe mental illness from 200…
20y · Unknown·Traumatic brain damage complicating gunshot wound to the head
…itations of 'safety guarantees' in assessing suicide/homicide risk; the danger of delusional jealousy in psychotic illness; and the need for adequate resources to treat established schizophrenia without diagnostic manip…
41y · Male·Chest and limb injuries resulting from deliberately jumping from the Tasman Brid…
…PTSD died by suicide by jumping from the Tasman Bridge. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and psychotic episodes, with multiple involuntary mental health admissions. He disengaged from community mental health…
40y · Male·Victims: fatal stab wounds from knife attack; Joel Cauchi: fatal gunshot wounds …
…ting that his treating psychiatrist Dr B.-Lavack failed to adequately monitor him after cessation of antipsychotic medications from June 2018, did not respond appropriately to early warning signs of relapse reported by …
55y · Male·cardiac arrest in the setting of methylamphetamine toxicity, with possible serot…
…icated by pre-existing cardiac and respiratory disease, whilst in police presence. He had schizoaffective disorder and emphysema, was taking antidepressants and antipsychotics, and presented with excited delirium-like be…
53y · Male·Incised wound to the neck with consequential exsanguination from jugular vein la…
…terioration in previously well individuals requires urgent assessment; police confrontation with acutely psychotic patients is high-risk; and severe arterial neck injuries from self-harm are non-survivable regardless of…
25y · Female·injuries sustained by jumping from the Tasman Bridge
A 25-year-old woman with longstanding borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidal ideation, and substance abuse died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge on 4 January 1996.…
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
… paranoia, delusions, and social withdrawal. He was treated by mental health services and prescribed antipsychotic medications but became non-compliant, ceasing medications due to perceived side effects. His mental stat…
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