9 results for “emotional instability”
32y · Male·Self-inflicted gunshot wound to head
…0 should have triggered careful reassessment given his documented alcohol-related behaviour and apparent emotional instability. The key clinical lesson is that drink-driving offences, particularly those with significant…
15y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…th highlights systemic issues in remote out-of-home care: staff attrition, resource scarcity, placement instability, and the profound effects of early trauma and FASD on emotional regulation and impulse control. Prevent…
59y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (tramadol and sertraline), likely serotonin syndrome
…ately 500mg daily), exceeding safe guidelines. When his sertraline was increased from 100mg to 150mg for emotional instability—symptoms potentially representing early serotonin toxicity—the combined high-dose serotonerg…
41y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
… opportunities, noting that while risk factors for intimate partner violence were present (relationship instability, problematic alcohol use, prior family violence allegations), Murray's actions were unforeseen with no …
17y · Male·Ligature Compression of the Neck (Hanging) - Suicide
…e week before his 18th birthday. He had a history of suicide attempts in October 2006 while experiencing emotional instability related to relationship difficulties with his girlfriend Rhiannon. Despite involvement of mu…
44y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Jason Smith, 44, was shot in the head by his uncle John Pozzebon in a family violence incident. The coroner found that while Pozzebon had a valid firearms license, his mental health had deteriorated significantly followi…
15y · Male·Combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity
…combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity on 24 November 2019. He had experienced multiple placement instability (over 20 placements in two years), early trauma, parental substance use history, and escalating mental …
15y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
Yakamurro, a 15-year-old First Nations boy in Territory Families care, died by hanging in NSW in December 2018. The coroner found multiple systemic failures contributed to his death. Key failures: inadequate family consu…
17y · Female·Neck compression by hanging (suicide)
…ent mental health supports (not culturally safe), inadequate support for carers, and repeated placement instability. The coroner identified systemic issues including underfunding of Aboriginal-led services, insufficient…
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