746 results for “psychiatric treatment”
44y · Male·End stage non-small cell lung carcinoma
…His cancer could not be staged or treated due to refusal to attend investigations, attributed to severe psychiatric disease. Competency assessments confirmed his capacity to refuse treatment. A not-for-resuscitation ord…
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encep…
…ardiorespiratory arrest, aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. He was subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order at death. The coroner found no issues with the quality of care, treatment or supervisio…
42y · Male·hanging, an action taken by himself with the intention of ending his life
A 42-year-old man with acute psychosis was hospitalised for 26 days and discharged from a psychiatric facility to an isolated rural island where his partner and children had left. He had poor insight into …
31y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
…d Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, died by suicide during a 4-day hospital admission. Despite requesting psychiatric assessment three times and displaying clear signs of psychological distress (racing thoughts, insomnia,…
37y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to hanging
…me detention bail. He had been arrested following a domestic violence incident and received appropriate psychiatric assessment and antidepressant treatment at James Nash House before discharge. A self-harm notification …
43y · Male·methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity
…-old man died from methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, psychosis, PTSD, and polysubstance use disorder, with previous suicide at…
47y · Female·insulin overdose
…at home on 23 April, she was assessed at Wonthaggi Hospital for suspected overdose and given a deferred psychiatric assessment. She discharged herself early the next morning, visited her workplace and solicitor, then ch…
63y · Male·pancreatic carcinoma
…ppropriate care. This case highlights the complexity of managing patients with concurrent neurological, psychiatric, and malignant conditions, and the importance of ongoing reassessment of treatment plans when new diagn…
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to consequences of multiple injuries sustained following…
A 36-year-old man with chronic treatment-refractory paranoid schizophrenia was involuntarily detained in an acute psychiatric ward after a failed…
82y · Female·sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis
Nancy Campbell, an 82-year-old woman with delusional disorder subject to mental health treatment orders, died from sepsis with septic shock due to ascending cholangitis. She had gallstones identified o…
37y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia from hanging
…in 30 minutes). However, he waited 42 minutes in the public waiting room without support, assessment, or treatment before entering a toilet and attempting suicide by hanging. He was resuscitated but suffered severe hypo…
27y · Male·Effects of fire
…stained in a deliberately set fire at his family's property. He had recently absconded from a Tasmanian psychiatric unit where he was subject to a compulsory treatment order for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorde…
69y · Male·asphyxia by hanging
…tate 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 discontinued. Critical handover failure…
42y · Male·Drowning following chest injuries sustained from jumping from the Tasman Bridge
…cide from the Tasman Bridge. He had been compliant with clozapine therapy for over 20 years, maintained psychiatric stability, and had no prior suicide attempts or documented suicidal ideation. His death was not foresee…
52y · Male·Multiple injuries and immersion leading to hypoxic brain injury and pneumonia
…ner examined Y's clinical management and discharge planning. Key issues identified: inadequate forensic psychiatric assessment of Y's risk to others; premature cessation of sedating medications (olanzapine, diazepam) at…
59y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and end stage renal failure due to obstructive uropathy and…
…Royal Hobart Hospital on 19 March 2015 with severe renal failure. Palliative care was decided given his psychiatric condition precluded dialysis. He was transferred to Roy Fagan Centre on 10 April 2015 and died two days…
32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of basilar artery aneurysm
…uptured basilar artery aneurysm. He was found collapsed in the shower while an inpatient on an Inpatient Treatment Order for mental health reasons. He had recently been admitted following suicidal ideation and tested po…
63y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy due to peripheral neuropa…
…ctive lung disease and muscle weakness. During his admission, he expressed suicidal ideation, underwent psychiatric assessment, and was managed with appropriate end-of-life planning including a Do Not Resuscitate order.…
68y · Male·Hanging
…health and quality of life. Despite referral to mental health services and a reasonable assessment by a psychiatric nurse on 7 December, he died three days later. The coroner identified tinnitus-related distress as the …
36y · Male·Gunshot wound to the forehead
…ry of forensic mental health order died by gunshot wound during a siege after police arrived to enforce psychiatric hospitalisation. The coroner found mental health care was appropriate—no objective signs of psychosis w…
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