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51 results for bipolar 1 disorder

NSWcommunity2009-02-27

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54y · Male·Died by hanging while suffering from the effects of Post-traumatic Stress Disord…

A 54-year-old NSW police officer died by suicide while suffering from PTSD and Bipolar Disorder. He had witnessed multiple traumatic incidents during his 25-year career and was diagnosed with …

general practicepsychiatrylithium
VIC2008-01-25

Finding into death of Lee Andrew Kennedy

40y · Male·Haemorrhage from gunshot wound to chest

…table Erin Levay during a police response to his home. Mr Kennedy had been treated for presumed hypomania/bipolar disorder with lithium and later antidepressants by his GP. A psychiatrist at mental health services asses…

general practicepsychiatrysystemlithium
VIChome2022-07-14

Finding into death of Mr P

71y · Male·Exsanguination from incised wounds to the neck and wrist

A 71-year-old man with bipolar disorder, depression, alcohol addiction, and cirrhosis died by suicide via exsanguination from neck and w…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystem
NSWcommunity2025-10-31

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Sana Salman

34y · Female·not able to be determined - body not found

Sana Salman, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, went missing on 1 September 2022 after being discharged from North…

psychiatrysystemcommunicationclozapine
VIChome2021-07-14

Finding into death of Edward Michael Espino

36y · Male·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging

Edward Espino, a 36-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died by hanging on 1 February 2016. In the hours preceding his death, he learned of a…

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NSWmental health2019-10-25

Inquest into the death of T V

23y · Female·Arrhythmia of unknown aetiology

…thmia of unknown aetiology whilst in MHICU at Prince of Wales Hospital. She was a 23-year-old with severe bipolar disorder, mild intellectual disability and borderline personality traits with extensive psychiatric histo…

psychiatrycardiologyhaloperidol
SAhome2000-03-08

Coroner's Finding: KAPTSIS Michael Vasilious

3y · Male·smothering

A 3-year-old boy died from smothering by his mother, who was suffering from severe bipolar affective disorder with psychotic features and severe depression. The coroner examined whether psychiatri…

psychiatryemergency medicinelithium carbonate
VIChome2014-11-11

Finding into death of Tamara Ann Burt

32y · Female·Alcoholic ketoacidosis

…ra Burt, 32, died of alcoholic ketoacidosis after isolating in her room and drinking excessively. She had bipolar affective disorder, alcohol dependence disorder, and borderline personality disorder traits. Despite outp…

psychiatryaddiction medicinesystemcommunicationquetiapine
NSW2024-03-13

Inquest into the death of O A

44y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from cliff

A 44-year-old man with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and bipolar affective disorder with drug-induced psychosis died following a fall from a cliff at Vaucluse during a po…

rheumatologyallergy and immunologycommunicationsystemoxycodone
VIChospital

Finding into death of Sydney Hugh Kennedy

66y · Male·Complications of chronic lithium therapy

Sydney Kennedy, a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability and bipolar affective disorder, died from complications of chronic lithium therapy. He had been on lithium for years …

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationlithium
QLDhome2014-07-18

Bowling, Dianne Judith

59y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity, with metoprolol at toxic level; coronary atherosclerosis as…

Dianne Bowling, a 59-year-old woman with a 40-year history of bipolar disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity involving a toxic level of metoprolol. She had a history of three…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemmetoprolol
VIChospital2014-02-05

Finding into death of Margareta Snopek

67y · Female·Lithium toxicity with chest infection and bipolar disorder; Alzheimer's disease …

Mrs Snopek, aged 67 with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium, was prescribed coversyl (an ACE inhibitor) by Dr A. in January 2008 for hy…

general practiceneurologymedicationdiagnosticlithium carbonate
VICcommunityPodcast2024-03-15

Finding into death of Colleen Mary South

58y · Female·Unascertained

…ilometres from her abandoned vehicle. She had a significant psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, managed with antipsychotic and mood-stabilising medications, t…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdelayaripiprazole
WAhome2021-03-25

Inquest into the Death of FJ (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

35y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in fall from sixth-floor balcony

FJ, an Iranian woman with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide at age 35 in November 2016. Key clinical lessons in…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemlithium
WAcommunity2017-01-05

Inquest into the Death of Radinka MIHAJLOVIC

47y · Female·Multiple injuries from being struck by a train; death determined to be suicide

A 47-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and PTSD, originally from Bosnia, died by suicide by stepping in front of a train on 1…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemolanzapine
SAcommunity2004-09-10

Coroner's Finding: CORNISH Peter Henry

43y · Male·aspiration of vegetable matter with occlusion of the upper airway

Peter Cornish, a 43-year-old man with a 17-year history of bipolar disorder, died on 25 September 2001 from aspiration of vegetable matter while experiencing a severe manic…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticsystemcannabis
VICmental health2022-06-29

Finding into death of Melissa Gaultier

34y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian), in circums…

…prehensive warnings from Monash Health that she required psychiatric assessment before any leave. She had bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, Type 1 diabetes, and was pregnant (28 weeks). Within hours of …

psychiatryobstetricscommunicationdiagnostic
VICmental health2023-06-22

Finding into death of Veronika (Veronica) Anastasia Kouros

31y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia

31-year-old Veronika Kouros, a voluntary inpatient at Northern Psychiatry Unit with bipolar affective disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression, died by plastic bag asphyxia on 19 Mar…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemproceduralquetiapine
VICcommunity2019-07-30

Finding into death of Caterina Fratto

45y · Female·Hanging

A 45-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder, borderline personality disorder, anorexia nervosa and depression died by hanging. She…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationdocumentationquetiapine
VICmental health2018-04-18

Finding into death of Gerard Helliar

62y · Male·Cerebral ischaemic injury due to hanging

Gerard Helliar, a 62-year-old man with severe bipolar affective disorder, died from hanging in Frankston Hospital psychiatric ward on 16 November 2012 after an…

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