89 results for “acute psychotic episode”
50y · Male·Pneumonia
…th intellectual disability and schizophrenia, was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 4 May 2007 following an acute psychotic episode. He was transferred to a mental health unit, then back to Box Hill Hospital on 18 May fo…
37y · Female·Effects of fire
…o the vehicle. Toxicology was negative for drugs and alcohol. The coroner concluded Jasmine experienced an acute psychotic episode leading to filicide-suicide. Medical review found appropriate assessment and treatment o…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
…trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alcohol and methamphetamine), substance-induced psychotic episode, paranoid delusions about …
43y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds received during a police operation
Michael Capel, 43, suffered from schizophrenia managed with monthly antipsychotic injections from his GP. In October 2008, he missed his injection scheduled for 5 September. His mother n…
30y · Male·head and chest injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…h his sister, he abruptly exhibited manic behaviour, absconded from the car, and subsequently jumped while acutely psychotic. The coroner found the death resulted from an impulsive act driven by psychotic symptoms that …
45y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the head and left shoulder
…m. In the weeks prior, Justin had ceased his clozapine medication without clinical knowledge, leading to psychotic deterioration. On 30 July 2025, he attacked Bianca causing severe arm trauma. Police deployed tasers twi…
24y · Male·blunt trauma and drowning due to intentional jumping from Tasman Bridge
A 24-year-old male international student and graduate employee experienced his first acute psychotic episode in December 2022, triggered by workplace stress and unsubstantiated beliefs about collea…
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…
23y · Male·cerebral hypoxia secondary to strangulation from hanging by belt
Samuel Dibley, 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. …
70y · Female·Asphyxia due to airway obstruction
…sphyxia due to airway obstruction while an inpatient in a mental health unit. She was admitted with first-episode mania with psychotic features, triggered by financial scam victimization. Despite appropriate psychiatric…
77y · Female·Asphyxia from manual strangulation and smothering
Margaret Nicol Foran, aged 77, was killed by her son while he was experiencing an acute psychotic episode at her home in Launceston, Tasmania, between 22-23 April 2012. The cause of death was as…
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…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode
…ael Adams, aged 62 with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode at a supported residential facility. During escalating psychotic behaviour, paramedics applied a…
59y · Female·head injury
Ms Athiel Deng, a 59-year-old Sudanese refugee, was fatally assaulted by her son Majang Ngor during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis and methamphetamine use. Ngor had a documented first psychotic episo…
51y · Female·drowning
Laura Golding, a 51-year-old transgender female with longstanding bipolar affective disorder and recent psychotic episodes, died by drowning on 13 October 2017 after taking an unmanned dinghy into Copper Alley Bay with…
45y · Male·unable to determine
…deation about conspiracies, and appeared confused and distressed. Notably, he had stopped taking his antipsychotic medication (Zyprexia) after missing a scheduled appointment in May 2013. His general practitioner recogn…
30y · Male·gunshot wound to the head as a result of a police operation
… being shot by NSW Police at Central Railway Station following a mental health crisis. He was experiencing acute psychosis with paranoid delusions that his family intended to harm him. After calling emergency services, …
32y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height
A 32-year-old man with a history of psychotic episodes and depression died by suicide after jumping from a cliff while experiencing an acute psychotic…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…om haemorrhage from self-inflicted 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 childh…
62y · Female·multiple self-inflicted stab wounds to the neck, thorax and abdomen
Rita Sally Greer, aged 62, died from multiple self-inflicted stab wounds while experiencing a severe psychotic episode. She had schizophrenia with documented poor medication compliance since 1990. On 10 September 20…
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