292 results for “acute psychosis”
37y · Male·Neck compression and the complications thereof
Simon Mackay, age 37, was admitted as an involuntary psychiatric patient on 12 July 2022 for acute methamphetamine-induced psychosis with paranoia and aggression, complicated by severe polysubstance depend…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…nflicted knife wounds to his neck and wrists while experiencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence expo…
23y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 23-year-old male with drug-induced psychosis died by hanging. He had a long history of substance abuse and behavioural problems, with multiple presen…
41y · Male·unascertained
… disappeared from a remote homestead on the Dampier Peninsula in October 2010. He was last seen exhibiting acute psychosis with auditory hallucinations and paranoid delusions about evil spirits and bush men. Despite an …
21y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from water tower
A 21-year-old man with acute psychosis was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric ward after being found climbing a power pole. After …
29y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
… the police response appropriate and lawful. Clinical lessons include recognizing that rapid escalation in acute mental health crises with weapons can prevent de-escalation, and that medication non-compliance combined w…
23y · Male·cerebral hypoxia secondary to strangulation from hanging by belt
…bley, aged 23, was involuntarily admitted to the Mental Health Unit on 19 May 2009 with cannabis-induced psychosis and suicidal ideation. He was placed in the Low Dependence Unit (LDU) based on risk assessment. Nursing …
23y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from height
…rington, 23, died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a fall from a highway off-ramp during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis use. She had attended Royal North Shore Hospital the previous day fo…
48y · Male·drowning
…ealth waiting room at Bayview House while awaiting transfer to hospital. He had returned from Ireland with acute psychosis triggered by his mother's sudden death, a distressing plane incident, and sleep deprivation. Des…
28y · Male·Hanging
Dylan Bell, 28, died by hanging following discharge from Redland Hospital ED where he presented with acute psychosis, suicidal and homicidal ideation, and made three self-harm attempts by strangulation. Despite a …
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from fall from cliff
…ile experiencing mental disturbance. He had a history of insomnia-related mental health issues (previous psychosis, hospitalisations) and had experienced a relapse in the weeks before his death with reported sleep medic…
34y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Clay Hatch, aged 34, with longstanding schizophrenia and recent amphetamine use, became acutely psychotic and took a supermarket cashier hostage at knifepoint after attempting to locate a gun shop. Du…
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…
76y · Female·end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis
…ged 76, died from end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis. She presented with acute psychosis in February 2015 and was found to have extensive cerebrovascular disease, severe cerebellar atax…
41y · Male·ligature strangulation
A 41-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and psychosis died by ligature strangulation using his shoelaces in an acute mental health unit. He had been admitted …
26y · Male·Not able to be determined - skeletalised remains
…torway between February 2018 and April 2019. He presented to Westmead Hospital ED on 14 February 2018 with acute mental health symptoms, including disorientation and dehydration following cannabis use and a period of er…
45y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and left shoulder
…l health crises. Earlier intervention when medication non-compliance was detected might have prevented the acute psychotic episode.
39y · Male·Complications arising from widely disseminated primary pulmonary small cell carc…
… complications of widely disseminated small cell lung cancer with hepatitis C cirrhosis. He presented with acute psychosis and catatonia in December 2018, receiving appropriate psychiatric care including ECT. During sub…
26y · Male·multiple injuries, primarily severe chest trauma, due to jumping from the Tasman…
A 26-year-old man with psychosis and acute schizophrenia died by suicide jumping from the Tasman Bridge. He had been diagnosed with ADHD,…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
…, died on 10 February 2002 from gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute-on-chronic amphetamine toxicity. He had consumed a large dose of methylamphetamine (3.9 mg/L blood level),…
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