346 results for “mental health distress”
73y · Male·UNASCERTAINED
…certained; drowning could not be confirmed with certainty. Clinical lessons include: early engagement with mental health services for patients facing major life changes like dialysis initiation; thorough suicide risk ass…
57y · Male·Unknown cause; likely drowning or injuries sustained when entering the water
Hok Cheun Hou, a 57-year-old Hong Kong national working as a general steward on the Coral Princess, disappeared in March 1989 approximately 200 nautical miles off Exmouth, Western Australia. He was last definitively seen…
50y · Male·Single, contact-range shotgun discharge to the head
…in a murder-suicide. His death followed a workplace back injury that caused him significant psychological distress, loss of identity, and inability to work. He experienced depression, paranoia, and financial dependence o…
25y · Male·Pentobarbitone toxicity
…e coroner's detailed analysis found that pentobarbitone suicides in Victoria increasingly involve younger, mentally ill individuals rather than elderly people with terminal illness, with limited prevention opportunities …
23y · Female·Multiple injuries received in a deliberate motor vehicle collision
…hicle collision caused by her partner Joshua Booth on 28 May 2020. Booth had been experiencing significant mental health issues including depression, PTSD, anxiety and panic disorder. He had been prescribed multiple anti…
17y · Female·Hanging
…nd no evidence of strangulation. Systemic failures in domestic violence information sharing and inadequate mental health intervention during adolescence were highlighted as areas for improvement.
17y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging) - Suicide
…. On the day of death, following parental discipline for punching a hole in his bedroom over relationship distress, Adam consumed alcohol and hanged himself impulsively in the garage. The coroner found the Department and…
49y · Male·Complications of penetrating sharp force injuries through the chest and abdomen …
…radoxical harm when notification requirements conflict with risk management; in modern practice, escalated mental health assessment and immediate crisis intervention protocols following notification of adverse legal outc…
26y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…essment when requested in April 2019, instead offering a 2017 plan; (3) the barrier created when access to mental health care is contingent on a major mental illness diagnosis—Callum's personality disorder and functional…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 48-year-old man died from a gunshot wound to the head during a police siege after having barricaded himself in a property. He had confronted the property owner with a sawn-off rifle, claimed to have wired explosives, b…
27y · Male·Mixed drug (methylamphetamine and clozapine) toxicity
…nial of funeral leave, no consideration was given to offering KT support through cellmate placement. While mental health treatment was generally adequate within custodial constraints, system failures around pathology fol…
53y · Female·Unascertained (presumed drowned)
…onal limitations as suicide risk factors; ensuring anxious patients with medical conditions receive timely mental health intervention; following up on psychiatric referrals; and escalating concern when patients express s…
51y · Male·asphyxiation due to diffusion of exhaust fumes into a car
…nt to colleagues on multiple occasions. Despite union intervention urging reconsideration and highlighting mental health concerns, he was terminated on 27 July 2020. He died by exhaust asphyxiation the following morning.…
69y · Female·Complications of a probable bowel malignancy
…l lymphadenopathy and bowel thickening were identified; colonoscopy was not pursued due to concerns about distress and medication destabilisation. In March 2015, abdominal imaging revealed a caecal/ascending colon mass s…
44y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to heroin and alcohol toxicity
A 44-year-old male died from hypoxic brain injury caused by heroin and alcohol toxicity following an overdose. He had a history of depression, financial difficulties, and prior heroin use. After collapsing at a friend's …
59y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Christopher Hillstead, a 59-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for wilful murder, died by suicide by hanging on 18 January 2021 at Acacia Prison, Western Australia. He had been pursuing tertiary education (master'…
51y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…justified use of force. Key clinical lesson: this case highlights the challenges police face responding to mental health crises, particularly when individuals are at immediate imminent risk and have acute suicidality wit…
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating disseminated pulmonary large cell carcinoma with r…
…ed to vertebral compression fracture. She deteriorated acutely with confusion, agitation, and respiratory distress, necessitating Mental Health Act detention. CT imaging revealed advanced disseminated lung cancer with me…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Mr LY, a 42-year-old compulsory inpatient with extensive mental health history, died by suicide when he jumped from the Belford Road overpass during approved unescorted l…
31y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Stephen Sherwood, a 31-year-old Aboriginal man with untreated mental health issues and history of methylamphetamine use, died by suicide on 13 April 2022. He had attempted sui…
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