273 results for “acute mental illness”
56y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to complications from acute bronchopneumonia and ar…
…l impairment, died in custody 17 days after arrest. He died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia resulting from acute bronchopneumonia combined with undiagnosed arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). Heavy alcoho…
36y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
…th, he learned of a police 'whereabouts' alert placed six months after a minor assault allegation, causing acute anxiety about bail revocation and return to prison. He contacted police and mental health services express…
49y · Male·undetermined
A 49-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia on clozapine became non-compliant with mental health appointments in July 2021. After threatening clinic staff while acutely psychotic, mental health se…
62y · Male·Incised wound to the neck
…e better supported the family's safety. The coroner endorsed recommendations for family-violence-sensitive mental health practice and improved carer support and education in schizophrenia management.
52y · Male·Multiple injuries and immersion leading to hypoxic brain injury and pneumonia
… assault. The perpetrator, Y, was a patient with schizo-affective disorder admitted involuntarily to Casey Mental Health Service from 30 December 2008 to 16 January 2009. The coroner examined Y's clinical management and …
57y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained by being struck by a freight train
…ld man with 28-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by suicide when he absconded from an acute psychiatric unit and stepped in front of a train. Despite comprehensive psychiatric management including r…
36y · Male·Drowning
…oyal Australian Air Force member, died by drowning after absconding from Edinburgh Health Centre during an acute mental health crisis. Critical clinical failures included: a clinical psychologist's failure to read urgen…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
…hronic schizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. He was on multiple psychoactive medications including methadone (commenced 3 d…
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…rting Adam was psychotic with paranoid delusions. Victoria Police officers assessed Adam using section 351 Mental Health Act and concluded he did not meet the threshold for compulsory detention based on his calm presenta…
34y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained when she stepped off the ledge of a second-floor win…
… attending an intensive self-development course called 'The Turning Point' (14–18 December), she exhibited acute psychotic symptoms including bizarre behaviour and regression to child-like states. The coroner found expe…
69y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
A 69-year-old man with depression, prostate cancer, and recent suicide attempt was admitted to MAPU (general medical ward) after intensive care treatment. He was deemed low suicide risk and the one-on-one attendant was d…
20y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…empts in the two years prior, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police encounter. He had called mental health services and Lifeline that morning expressing suicidal ideation, then left his girlfriend's house b…
38y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
…cal lessons: recognition of drug-induced psychosis and aggression; the deceased had prior presentations to mental health services with amphetamine-induced psychosis (2013); family and services attempted intervention; no …
29y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity
Nicholas Ang, aged 29, with schizoaffective disorder, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity while in a psychiatric unit. Admitted 12 August 2005, …
38y · Male·Exsanguination due to penetration of arm veins
…ompliant with psychiatric medication despite treatment from prison health services. Although reviewed by a mental health nurse specialist on 24 April 2008 who noted fleeting suicidal thoughts but found him future-oriente…
64y · Male·Subdural haematoma with mass effect following thrombolysis for acute myocardial …
A 64-year-old man with complex medical history including diabetes, mental illness, chronic alcohol misuse, and previous traumatic brain injury was admitted with diabetic ketoacidos…
37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…
Steven Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in po…
47y · Female·acute respiratory failure in the context of known underlying chronic obstructive…
Rita Alimankinni (Pukumani), aged 47, died from acute respiratory failure while an involuntary mental health patient in the Joan Ridley Unit. Her death was prev…
23y · Male·Hanging
…rious criminal offences, died by hanging in a disabled bathroom on 24 June 2013. He was admitted under the Mental Health Act following assessment for acute psychosis and had spent 39 days in seclusion across April and Ma…
21y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from water tower
A 21-year-old man with acute psychosis was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric ward after being found climbing a power pole. After …
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