301 results for “psychotic disorder”
36y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from intentional jump from cliff top
Alexander Albert Steinbrenner, a 36-year-old man with schizo-affective disorder, died from multiple injuries sustained when he jumped from an 11-metre cliff at the Roundhouse in Fremant…
59y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of metastatic cervical cancer
Ms Yang, a 59-year-old woman with schizophrenia and metastatic cervical cancer, died from multi-organ failure. She presented with haematuria, lethargy, and poor appetite, and was found to have advanced malignancy with lu…
43y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…tly recommended hospital admission, stating she had major depression with melancholic features, possible psychotic symptoms, and elevated self-harm risk. However, the acute crisis intervention service (EACIS) implemente…
29y · Male·Effects of fire
…r-old bus driver, was killed on 28 October 2016 when Anthony O'Donohue, an untreated patient with severe psychotic illness characterised by persecutory delusions, boarded his bus and set him on fire using a Molotov cock…
55y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep thrombosis, with WHO Class 3 obesity…
A 55-year-old man died in prison from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis, with WHO Class 3 obesity as a contributing factor. He presented with acute breathing difficulties and collapsed despite i…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Alexander Cameron, a 40-year-old man with complex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneu…
22y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a train incident
…front of a moving train on 12 January 2015. He had a history of anxiety, psychosis, and attention deficit disorder, and had ceased antidepressant medication two months prior to presenting to his GP in September 2014. Des…
27y · Male·unascertained; likely death from entering water
Thomas Hunt, a 27-year-old man, died after entering the water near Bondi Beach on 23 March 2017, likely after experiencing an acute mental health crisis characterised by paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations. Mu…
36y · Male·Effects of hanging
…rectional Centre. He had been removed from suicide observation in June 2008 following improvement on antipsychotic medication (Quetiapine, Mirtazapine). He was later transferred to a cell with accessible horizontal bars…
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…ic and cardiac histories, careful multidisciplinary assessment and ongoing cardiac monitoring during antipsychotic therapy can appropriately manage risk. The coroner found care and supervision were maintained at a profi…
74y · Male·Unascertained
A 74-year-old man with a long-standing history of delusional disorder and social phobia died at his Melbourne home between August and December 2022; the cause of death was una…
Male·Darren Wallace: single gunshot wound to right side of neck. TBD: two self-inflic…
…the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. TBD, a 31-year-old former ADF member with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder, and stimulant use disorder, shot and killed Darren Wallace (32) at a servic…
52y · Male·Hanging
…rectional Centre. He was not considered a suicide risk based on psychiatric assessment showing adjustment disorder with no psychotic features or suicidal ideation. McBride was housed in older-style cells containing acces…
2y · Female·drowning
… at her home in September 2016. Her mother was suffering from acute psychosis and had stopped taking antipsychotic medication days before the death. Critical failures occurred: the child protection service had closed th…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP D…
27y · Male·hanging
A 27-year-old man with deteriorating mental health and acute psychotic symptoms died by hanging from a bathroom door in an acute mental health unit. He had expressed suicidal …
36y · Male·Multiple Sharp Force Injuries to Chest and Neck
…f first-episode psychosis (2012) and relapse (2014) both associated with methamphetamine use, ceased antipsychotic medication in September 2019 with GP support after achieving 3 years stability. In early January 2020, h…
5y · Male·Presumed drowning
CS, aged 5 years 9 months, died by presumed drowning on 2 March 2017 in the Murray River, Moama NSW. His mother LS, who was mentally unwell and using ice, forcibly held him underwater. Multiple agencies—FACS, NSW and Vic…
59y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Alexander Pasinski, age 59, died from asphyxia due to choking while an involuntary psychiatric patient in Launceston General Hospital's Northside unit. He had major depression and paranoid schizophrenia with complex psyc…
Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision (for all five deceased)
…ildren (aged 2-6). She had a longstanding history of complex mental health issues (Borderline Personality Disorder and schizophrenia), domestic violence concerns, and custody disputes. The crash occurred following an emo…
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