Coronial

7 results for factitious disorder

TAShome2017-10-12

Coroner's Finding: Allie, Sue Denise

63y · Female·unable to determine; possibly mirtazapine toxicity, cardiac disease, or injectio…

…son, which she attributed to handling contaminated material. Medical review suggests she had undiagnosed factitious disorder (Munchausen syndrome), deliberately ingesting rat poison and later overdosing on mirtazapine. T…

general practicehaematologydiagnosticbrodifacoum
TAShome2018-09-20

Coroner's Finding: Steer, Michael Allan

44y · Male·mixed drug toxicity

…cription medication (quetiapine, codeine, diazepam, fluoxetine). He had complex psychiatric history with factitious and somatic disorders, chronic pain, and documented drug-seeking behaviour. His GP had implemented stric…

general practicepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationquetiapine
SAaged care2019-05-29

Coroner's Finding: FIELD Glenda Rae

59y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to acute upper airway obstruction

…view Manor, a locked care facility, under a guardianship order due to chronic paranoid schizophrenia and factitious disorder. Despite eating quickly, no swallowing difficulties were identified and she was on a normal die…

emergency medicineintensive carefluoxenol
VIChome2024-05-24

Finding into death of L I

16y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol, alprazolam and desmethylvenlaf…

LI, a 16-year-old with borderline personality disorder, factitious disorder, and opioid use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol…

general practicepsychiatrymedicationdiagnosticcodeine
SAhospital2018-05-23

Coroner's Finding: LA BELLA Claudia

28y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents complicating laxative abuse

…cating severe laxative abuse. She fabricated a terminal cancer diagnosis to conceal anorexia nervosa and factitious disorder. During a RAH admission, a CT scan revealed dozens of tablets in her stomach, but staff accepte…

general practicegeneral medicinediagnosticcommunicationbisacodyl
VIChospital2003-06-29

Finding into death of Mohammed Tartourssi

3y · Male·unascertained

Mohammed Tartoussi, aged 3 years 11 months, presented to Bell Street Family Medical Centre on 28 June 2003 with chest pain and mild upper respiratory symptoms. He was diagnosed with mild symptoms and given prednisolone. …

emergency medicinepaediatricsdiagnosticsystemsalbutamol
QLDhome2010-09-03

Graham, Travis Noel

31y · Male·Overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) in combination with alcohol

Travis Graham, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, self-harm, and substance abuse, died from an overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) combined with alcohol. He had previously overdosed on the same medication …

general practicepsychiatrysystemcommunicationquetiapine

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