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40 results for aggressive behaviour disorder

VIC2014-05-21

Finding into death of Michael Patrick Ormsby

9y · Male·Motor vehicle accident related multi trauma

Michael Ormsby, a 9-year-old boy with severe autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability requiring constant supervision, died from multi-trauma injuries sustained in …

paediatricsrisperidone
WAhospital2016-02-05

Inquest into the Death of Pauline Margaret DODD

51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease

…Hospital on 4 March 2014. She was an involuntary psychiatric patient with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, complicated by childhood rheumatic fever causing cardiac valve damage requiring prosthetic replacement. …

psychiatrycardiologydiagnosticolanzapine
NSWhome2019-10-18

Inquest into the death of Aron MYERS

45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…

…rrhythmias. In community settings, clinicians managing patients with schizophrenia, substance abuse, and aggressive behaviour should be aware of concurrent cardiac risks. Early psychiatric intervention and substance abus…

psychiatrycardiologymethamphetamine
VIChome2020-09-11

Finding into death of Mr A

44y · Male·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging

…er violence died by hanging. He had recently separated from his wife and was enrolled in a 18-week men's behaviour change program, having completed 17 of 18 sessions. He reported suicidal ideation and lowered mood but d…

general practicepsychiatrysystemdelayalcohol
WAcommunity2005-06-09

Inquest into the Death of Richard Stanley Tauwhare

25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…

…etamine toxicity. He had consumed a large dose of methylamphetamine (3.9 mg/L blood level), which caused aggressive and psychotic behaviour. After assaulting a friend while she was driving, he wandered naked on a street …

methamphetamine
WAcommunity2019-11-07

Inquest into the Death of Brendan John LINDSAY

38y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds

…to a hostage situation in Carlisle, WA. Lindsay, intoxicated with methamphetamine and displaying erratic behaviour, took a female Lunch Club employee hostage with a large kitchen knife. Over approximately 10 minutes, he…

psychiatryemergency medicinemethamphetamine
VICaged care2025-03-14

Finding into death of Maria Grazia Nardiello

90y · Female·Surgical repair of fractured neck of femur sustained in a fall complicated by CO…

…d care facility, complicated by COVID-19 infection. She was pushed by another resident with dementia and aggressive behaviour, falling in a corridor. The fracture was successfully repaired surgically, but Maria developed…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerysystem
VICcommunity2021-05-07

Finding into death of Michael Gerald Anthony

26y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the context of neck compression

…nt. Mr Anthony had a history of drug-induced psychosis, multiple involuntary psychiatric admissions, and aggressive behaviour. He attended his son's birthday party while intoxicated, made inappropriate advances toward an…

forensic medicineintensive carealcohol
SAcommunity2011-05-12

Coroner's Finding: KILTIE Andrew

52y · Male·clozapine toxicity

…26 December 2007. He had been on clozapine 400mg daily for 5 years with significant clinical benefit for aggressive behaviour and psychosis, enabling community living. At autopsy, liver clozapine concentration (45mg/kg) …

psychiatrycardiologyclozapine
QLDcommunity2026-08-11

Inquest into the death of James Michael Watson

34y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds

…lub in South Brisbane on 11 October 2022. He had long-standing mental health issues and polysubstance use disorder, with chronic pain from a workplace injury sustained at age 17. He was acutely intoxicated with methamphe…

forensic medicinetoxicologymethamphetamine
VICcommunity2015-10-06

Finding into death of Gregory Anderson

54y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest

…h Victoria Police training and protocols. The coroner noted Anderson likely had an undiagnosed delusional disorder and commented on systemic failures to engage him in mental health care despite prior hospitalisation and …

psychiatryforensic medicinediagnosticsystemdiazepam
QLDmental health2007-06-01

Huntington, Sparka Isarva aka Huntington, James Philip

31y · Male·Undetermined; most likely coronary atherosclerosis leading to arrhythmia, but as…

…ess to mental health records, mandate secure custody for absconding forensic patients, provide mandatory aggressive behaviour management training, equip staff with soft restraints to shorten dangerous physical struggles,…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticmedicationzuclopenthixol
QLDhospital2005-10-06

Fernandez, Adam Anthony

33y · Male·Aspiration due to alcoholic intoxication; coronary atherosclerosis contributed

…ay to safely disarm him, he was transported to Royal Brisbane Hospital. Despite appropriate sedation for aggressive behaviour, he vomited copiously, aspirating semi-solid food that obstructed his airway. Emergency attemp…

emergency medicineanaesthesiasedatives
VIChospital2018-06-20

Finding into death of Amanda Dawson

57y · Female·Head injuries resulting in subdural haematoma and global cerebral ischaemic inju…

…tiple family violence risk factors in Masatora: mental illness, suicidal ideation, obsessive and jealous behaviour, stalking, and unemployment. Critical clinical lessons include recognition that intimate partner stalkin…

trauma surgeryneurosurgeryrisperidone
VIChospital2017-06-07

Finding into death of Samer Rony Damouni

21y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging

A 21-year-old man with longstanding schizoaffective disorder, substance dependence and anti-social personality disorder died by hanging following absconding from hosp…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemmethamphetamine
WAhome2025-06-24

Inquest into the Death of Leighton Michael WOOD

44y · Male·bronchopneumonia in the setting of combined drug effect

…ghton Wood, 44, died from bronchopneumonia in the setting of combined drug effect. He had schizoaffective disorder, anti-social personality disorder, and chronic polysubstance use disorder (alcohol, methylamphetamine, ca…

psychiatrypathologyzuclopenthixol decanoate
VIChospital2011-02-28

Finding into death of Carl Ranthe

26y · Male·multiple injuries

Carl Ranthe, a 26-year-old with schizophrenia, presented to Frankston ED on 1 January 2009 after a fight and alcohol consumption. Social worker Manfred Rapp conducted a 15-minute assessment, found Carl not psychotic, low…

psychiatryemergency medicine
WAhome2021-11-29

Inquest into the Death of Ly Minh TONG

38y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds

…g his mother hostage. Police attended and when officers opened the bedroom door, the man ran toward them aggressively. Believing he was armed and posed an imminent lethal threat, an officer discharged his firearm, fatall…

psychiatrytoxicologycommunicationsystemmethamphetamine
NSWhospital2023-03-03

Inquest into the death of Irene Charlish

68y · Female·Complications of a fall with contributing factors of respiratory failure, respir…

Irene Charlish, a 68-year-old woman with longstanding schizoaffective disorder and multiple comorbidities, fell at her residential facility on 6 June 2017, sustaining a pneumothorax an…

emergency medicinepsychiatryclozapine
NSWcommunity2024-10-22

Inquest into the death of Cecilia Devine

41y · Female·Cause of death could not be established due to advanced decomposition

Cecilia Devine, a 41-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, was last seen alive on 6 September 2018 in Katoomba, NSW. Her body was discovered in the Upper Cascade D…

forensic medicinepsychiatrysystemdelaycannabis

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