11 results for “hypomania”
51y · Male·Unknown - no postmortem examination conducted, body not recovered
This coronial finding concerns Patrick Kear, a man reported missing in May 2016 but last seen alive on 11 January 2016. After extensive police investigation, the coroner found on the balance of probabilities that Patrick…
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
…ommodation and financial issues. Four days before his death, he presented with symptoms suggesting early hypomania but received only routine follow-up. On the day he died, he reported suicidal thoughts; community mental…
20y · Female·Complications of neck compression in the setting of partial suspension
Madeline Howe, a 20-year-old Aboriginal woman, died by suicide on 8 May 2019 following partial suspension. She had experienced significant trauma including parental separation, family violence, and her brother's death by…
40y · Male·Haemorrhage from gunshot wound to chest
…d by Constable 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 servi…
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 with annual psychiatric review, but ther…
51y · Male·Stab wounds to the chest
A 51-year-old man with documented mental health issues including psychosis, paranoia, and delusions died from self-inflicted stab wounds during a police siege at his mother's home. He had breached a domestic violence ord…
65y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
…emotherapy and radiotherapy with concurrent dexamethasone from March 2015. Initial dexamethasone-induced hypomania progressed to psychosis, depression, and paranoid delusions as the dose was reduced. On 14 August, after…
49y · Male·Obstructive sleep apnoea, contributed to by the sedating effects of therapeutic …
David Muckan, a 49-year-old man with schizophrenia, was admitted to a psychiatric unit in April 1998 with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). He was sedated with benzodiazepines (Midazolam, Diazepam) and other psyc…
79y · Male·external neck compression as a result of hanging
A 79-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and a documented history of medication non-compliance died by suicide while living in rural NSW. He had been subject to a Victorian Community Treatment Order (CTO) requir…
41y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy
Raleigh Hoy, a 41-year-old man with schizophrenia and autistic spectrum disorder, died of dilated cardiomyopathy at a residential care facility (Tarampa After Care Centre) in Queensland in January 2007. While his mother …
40y · Male·Asphyxia caused by a seizure resulting from severe alcohol intoxication. Underly…
Paul Meech, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died of asphyxia caused by a seizure from severe alcohol intoxication while in police custody at Hervey Bay watch house. Critical failures occurred: (1) The …
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