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148 results for bipolar affective disorder

WAhospital2016-02-05

Inquest into the Death of Pauline Margaret DODD

51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease

… Charles Gairdner 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 prost…

psychiatrycardiologydiagnosticolanzapine
SAhospital2025-07-03

Coroner's Finding: Provis, Adam James

50y · Male·in-hospital cardiac arrest on a background of seizures and atheroembolic cerebro…

A 50-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, hypertension, anxiety, depression and history of alcohol abuse died from in-hospital …

psychiatryneurologythiamine
VICcommunity2015-05-29

Finding into death of Craig Doherty

49y · Male·Multiple injuries from a fall from height

Craig Doherty, a 49-year-old man with Bipolar Affective Disorder and significant alcohol use, died by suicide on 14 January 2013. He had been admitted …

psychiatrygeneral practicelithium
WAmental health2024-04-08

Inquest into the Death of Paul McLOUGHLIN

59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck

Paul McLoughlin, a 59-year-old man with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and heavy cannabis use, died by suicide via incised neck wo…

psychiatryvenlafaxine
WAmental health2013

Inquest into the Death of Ibbotson, Graeme Ross

57y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease

…ferred by ambulance from a mental health facility to hospital. He was an involuntary patient admitted for bipolar disorder management and had required multiple transfers to Royal Perth Hospital during his stay for manag…

psychiatrycardiologyprednisolone
VIChome2010-03-15

Finding into death of Terence Thomas Wilson

76y · Male·Upper airway obstruction by food bolus in a man with ischaemic heart disease

…amily gathering. He had recently been diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease requiring bypass surgery and bipolar affective disorder, managed with depot antipsychotic medication under a Community Treatment Order. At a b…

emergency medicinepsychiatrysodium valporate
QLDcommunity2013-11-11

Pollini, Brett Andrew

43y · Male·Hanging

Brett Andrew Pollini, a 43-year-old fire station officer with bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide following a distressing telephone call with the Child Support Agency …

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemsodium valproate
TAShospital2018-03-19

Coroner's Finding: Bessell, Lynne

67y · Female·metastatic carcinoma of the colon

…7, died of metastatic colon cancer at North West Regional Hospital on 13 March 2016. She had a history of bipolar affective disorder managed at the Spencer Clinic and was subject to a mental health treatment order at th…

oncologypsychiatry
TAShome2022-07-08

Coroner's Finding: Davis, Patricia Jane

52y · Female·Undetermined due to decomposition; natural causes considered most likely

…rse, was found deceased in her rural home after six days. She suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus, bipolar affective disorder, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and osteopenia. The coroner could not determine a …

general practicepathology
TAShome2025-08-22

Coroner's Finding: Marshall, Benjamin Laurence

31y · Male·asphyxia due to self-inflicted hanging

… hanging in October 2019, over two years after discharge from the Royal Australian Navy. He suffered from Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD), a genetic condition not causally related to his naval service, though initiall…

psychiatrypsychologysystemdiagnosticalcohol
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
VIC2016-08-22

Finding into death of Helen

68y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall

68-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and history of suicide attempts died by jumping from a car park rooftop on 14 April 20…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemmirtazapine
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
VICmental health2024-08-09

Finding into death of Con Kostantinou

63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …

A 63-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea, prostatic hyperplasia, and emphysema was admitted involunta…

psychiatrygeneral medicinediazepam
TAScommunity2020-11-23

Coroner's Finding: Golding, Laura Rebecca

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 unm…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdelay
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…

psychiatryforensic medicinesystemsodium valproate
VICcommunity2010-05-19

Finding into death of Ali Sultan Zaidi

30y · Male·head and chest injuries sustained in a fall from a height

Ali Sultan Zaidi, a 30-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from head and chest injuries sustained in a fall from height on 24 September 200…

psychiatryforensic medicinelithium
TAScommunity2016-06-24

Coroner's Finding: Moylan, Mark David

42y · Male·drowning

…nuary 2014. He had a long history of substance abuse and mental health problems, including depression and bipolar affective disorder. Days before his death, he was discharged from psychiatric care at Launceston General …

diazepam
VIChome2018-07-17

Finding into death of Mr L

45y · Male·Combined effects of plastic bag asphyxia and helium gas inhalation

A 45-year-old man with a history of bipolar affective disorder and previous suicide attempts died by combined plastic bag asphyxia and helium gas inh…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemdiazepam
VIChome2024-05-20

Finding into death of Gwyn Pugh

63y · Male·Incised injuries to the neck and upper limbs

Gwyn Pugh, a 63-year-old man with longstanding bipolar affective disorder, died by suicide on 26 October 2022. He had been hospitalized for depression in April-…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemmirtazapine
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