Coronial

12 results for major mental illness with psychotic features

SAhome2000-03-08

Coroner's Finding: KAPTSIS Michael Vasilious

3y · Male·smothering

…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 psychiatric care was inadequate. The…

psychiatryemergency medicinelithium carbonate
VICcommunity2023-11-23

Finding into death of Melissa Louise Arbuckle

33y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (propranolol, oxycodone, diazepam, temazepam, lurasidone, du…

…ticide following her daughter Lily's death in July 2021, which occurred during severe postpartum depression with psychotic features. Although Ms Arbuckle showed significant recovery and positive life progress in the 12 m…

psychiatrygeneral practicepropranolol
TAScommunity2020-08-13

Coroner's Finding: Wright, Maria Rebekah

31y · Female·drowning, deliberately self-inflicted with intention of ending life

Maria Rebekah Wright, a 31-year-old woman with severe borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality, died by drowning at Howrah Beach, Tasmania …

psychiatrypsychologyparacetamol
SAhospital2011-09-23

Coroner's Finding: BLYTHE Dorothy Josephine

81y · Female·ischaemic bowel

An 81-year-old woman with longstanding depression and multiple comorbidities fell and fractured her humerus in March 2009. During reh…

psychiatrygeneral surgerydiagnosticdelay
VIC2014-08-25

Finding into death of Keiran Bailey

44y · Male·Complications of blunt head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (cycl…

…ighted that the current system relies on voluntary self-reporting by drivers and third-party notifications, with no mandatory reporting by medical practitioners. Drivers with psychiatric conditions and substance abuse ar…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationantipsychotic medications
QLD2010-08-31

Muir, Jason Andrew

36y · Male·Effects of hanging

Jason Muir, a 36-year-old remand prisoner with a history of mental illness and suicidal ideation, died by hanging in Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. He…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemdelayquetiapine
NSWmental health2024-05-16

Inquest into the death of Roger Frederick Schnelle

59y · Male·head injuries

…ied from head injuries sustained through intentional self-harm while involuntarily detained at Nolan House mental health facility in April 2021. He developed sudden onset severe mental illness (anxiety disorder with depr…

psychiatrygeneral practicediagnosticcommunicationsertraline
NSWcommunity2025-08-22

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Habtom Ghilagaber

30y · Male·unknown - no postmortem examination performed

… importance of early psychiatric follow-up and involuntary detention protocols—Habtom had been hospitalised with schizophreniform psychosis/delusional disorder in December 1994 and discharged January 1995 with documented…

psychiatrypsychologysystemcommunicationantipsychotic medication
TASmental health2016-08-16

Coroner's Finding: Pasinski, Alexander

59y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food

…o choking while an involuntary psychiatric patient in Launceston General Hospital's Northside unit. He had major depression and paranoid schizophrenia with complex psychiatric presentation. After a significant breakfast…

psychiatryintensive caresystemcommunicationamitriptyline
VICmental health2015-10-15

Finding into death of Helen Maria Bryce

54y · Female·Hanging

A 54-year-old woman with a history of puerperal psychosis presented with severe depression and anxiety in early 2011. After two suic…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemcitalopram
ACThospital2014-06-02

Findings Into The Death Of Mijo Galinec

69y · Male·asphyxia by hanging

A 69-year-old man with depression, prostate cancer, and recent suicide attempt was admitted to MAPU (general medical ward) after i…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemolanzapine
SAhome2004-01-29

Coroner's Finding: ARANY Eva and Jeno

Eva Arany: gunshot wound to the neck; Jeno Arany: traumatic brain damage complic…

An elderly man with severe depression, suicidal ideation, and ongoing psychiatric risk was hospitalised twice in 2000 and disch…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinecommunicationsystemparoxetine

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