301 results for “psychotic disorder”
26y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…nt on release from custody, particularly for individuals with prior psychiatric history and substance use disorders, and consideration of appropriate monitoring and support during critical transition periods.
45y · Male·methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA or 'ecstasy') toxicity
Jamie Damien Wheldon, a 45-year-old man with long-term methamphetamine addiction enrolled in a rehabilitation program, died from MDMA toxicity on 29 December 2019. He was on approved leave from the Salvation Army Bridge …
29y · Male·hanging
…ation detention at Villawood, died by hanging on 12 December 2020. He had a history of substance-induced psychotic disorder and was prescribed antipsychotic medication. The inquest examined whether his mental health car…
29y · Male·Not determined; likely multiple injuries from fall from coastal cliff or drownin…
…vin had a documented history of schizophrenia diagnosed in 2015, with periods of non-compliance with antipsychotic medication and progressive social withdrawal. Prior to disappearance, he exhibited concerning behaviours…
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…chronic paranoid schizophrenia, died by hanging on 20 February 2000. He had been progressing well on antipsychotic medication and was transferred to an open ward (Plaistowe Ward) to facilitate rehabilitation. Following …
30y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…polysubstance dependence, was admitted to The Alfred Psychiatric Unit involuntarily on 24 March 2010 for psychotic relapse. His symptoms improved rapidly with antipsychotic medication, and by 6 April he was transferred …
21y · Male·Head injury sustained in fall from height
A 21-year-old university student with first-episode schizophreniform disorder died from head injury sustained jumping from a 3-metre hospital courtyard wall on 1 January 2011. He had …
34y · Male·drowning
A 34-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder drowned after attempting to surf in dangerous conditions on 31 December 2015. He had been under community…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Lesley Margaret Cu…
…l health professionals, fearing disclosure would be used against her in custody disputes, and masked her psychotic symptoms when assessed. Mental health clinicians who evaluated her (psychologist, nurse, psychologist) d…
25y · Female·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging)
…ligature compression of the neck on 27 August 2001. She had a long history of mental illness, personality disorder, and poly-drug abuse. On the morning of her death, she expressed suicidal ideation to multiple staff memb…
23y · Female·unascertained
…en 1–5 February 2018 after nine years of psychiatric treatment for anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and borderline personality disorder. She was discharged from Shellharbour Ment…
41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained
…use died following police restraint on M5 motorway. Admitted to Shellharbour Hospital 10-30 May 2022 for psychotic behaviours and assault allegations. Discharged on oral risperidone despite poor insight, previous non-co…
40y · Male·gunshot wounds
… of gunshot wounds after a nine-hour police siege at his Taree home on 31 July 2019. Todd became acutely psychotic, waving a knife and expressing paranoid delusions about people entering his home and police weapons bein…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ding drug-induced psychosis, depression, and anxiety, for which he was frequently non-compliant with antipsychotic medications. Critical clinical failures included: (1) no psychiatrist review for seven months following …
56y · Male·head injuries inflicted by blunt force trauma
56-year-old John Douglas Simpson-Willson was fatally assaulted in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens on 3 June 2005 by Daniel Pattel, released from prison five days earlier. Pattel had expressed clear intentions to kill someon…
22y · Male·Hanging
A 22-year-old man with severe chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance use disorder died by hanging in prison custody. He had been recently discharged from a mental health hospital to polic…
31y · Male·Unable to be determined (uncertain whether drowning or other cause following app…
A 31-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance use was admitted involuntarily to the Kiloh Centre after presenting in acute psychosis with…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
56-year-old woman died from acute pentobarbitone toxicity in her Sydney apartment on 27-28 May 2016. She had a long history of mental health issues, depression, substance use, and prior self-harm. She had recently obtain…
33y · Female·blunt impact injuries to neck and chest
A 33-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and emerging psychotic symptoms presented to the ED on two consecutive days (26 and 28 October 2013). Following the first prese…
58y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia caused by a combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the a…
…ller, aged 58, died unexpectedly at home on 21-22 August 2013 while receiving treatment-resistant bipolar disorder management with clozapine and olanzapine. Her death was investigated thoroughly following detection of el…
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