188 results for “acute psychiatric illness”
57y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
…lanzapine under a Community Treatment Order. After failing a clinic appointment on 13 January, staff noted acute psychiatric symptoms (incoherence, rapid speech) and the CTO was revoked, making him liable for detention.…
36y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during restrain…
…raint by a homeowner. The deceased had entered the homeowner's house without permission while experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms (paranoia, delusions) likely triggered by amphetamine use. He had signs of undiagnose…
50y · Female·unascertained
…7 September 1978 from Warren, NSW. She had a long history of bipolar disorder and depression with prior psychiatric hospitalisations. Two months before disappearance, she was discharged from hospital; reportedly encoura…
81y · Female·ischaemic bowel
…easingly depressed and self-neglectful, refusing food and cooperation with therapy. She was admitted to psychiatric care under Mental Health Act detention. On 9 May 2009, her physical health acutely declined with shock-…
64y · Female·fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a lady with obstructed sleep apnoea, obesity and suf…
…year-old woman with bipolar disorder, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity and diabetes presented with acute psychotic relapse following stress and sleep deprivation. Initially admitted to ED where she was sedated w…
33y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to plastic bag asphyxia
…ia and chronic suicide risk, was admitted involuntarily to Frankston Hospital on 29 March 2007. Despite psychiatric team awareness of her vulnerability and previous suicide attempt, she died on 1 May 2007 from asphyxiat…
46y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash; manner deter…
…is GP appropriately diagnosed the condition and referred him to psychology on 12 September, Ball expressed acute suicidal ideation to his brother and partner within days, specifically mentioning driving under trucks. An…
62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old woman detained under the Mental Health Act for acute psychiatric deterioration (psychosis, confusion, paranoia) secondary to anxiety following cardiomyopathy d…
36y · Male·undetermined (possibly ethylene glycol poisoning; possibly natural cause such as…
A 36-year-old man with acute psychotic illness absconded from Ryde Hospital Emergency Department on 3 August 2013 after refusing oral a…
46y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic brain injury as a result of cardiac arrest following a choking…
Andrea Sewell, a 46-year-old woman with Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (ODS) and acute psychiatric illness, died from hypoxic brain injury following a choking episode during a meal in a psychia…
64y · Male·acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…nary artery disease, presented to Royal Perth Hospital on 15 December 2023 with an infected foot wound and acute psychosis. Initial troponin elevation was determined to be a false positive (assay interference). He was a…
29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion
Shane Flanders, a 29-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including personality disorder, substance abuse, previous suicide attempt, and drug-induced psy…
92y · Female·community acquired pneumonia on a background of end stage chronic obstructive ai…
…dmitted to hospital in late December 2012 with health deterioration and malnutrition (38kg). She developed acute psychiatric symptoms including paranoid delusions and refusal of care, leading to Mental Health Act detent…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
…sorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He experienced two episodes of respiratory distress on 5 and 8 December 2023, likely exacerb…
76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…us and the cause of death. Clinical lessons include recognition of dysphagia risk in elderly patients with acute psychiatric illness, and the importance of eating behaviour observation in vulnerable populations.
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presen…
60y · Male·Drowning; elevated blood ethanol level
Nicholas Lobo, aged 60, died by drowning with elevated blood alcohol (0.21%). He was discharged from acute psychiatric inpatient care to a rehabilitation facility on a Community Treatment Order after recent diagno…
68y · Female·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy as a result of Hanging
A 68-year-old woman with longstanding psychotic illness presented to ED with acute relapse, homicidal ideation toward her husband, and vague suicidal threats. Ps…
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
A 20-year-old man died from pulmonary oedema due to acute-on-chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin overdose. He had complex mental health and substance use…
54y · Female·unascertainable
… 2011 after reporting suicidal ideation and three suicide attempts. She presented with signs of psychotic illness including bizarre behaviour, religious ideation, and visual phenomena, but was not prescribed antipsychot…
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