Coronial

60 results for possible bipolar disorder

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
NSWcommunity2009-02-27

02anonfinding

54y · Male·Died by hanging while suffering from the effects of Post-traumatic Stress Disord…

A 54-year-old NSW police officer died by suicide while suffering from PTSD and Bipolar Disorder. He had witnessed multiple traumatic incidents during his 25-year career and was diagnosed with …

general practicepsychiatrylithium
VICcommunity2011-06-17

Finding into death of Drew Aaron Boaler

39y · Male·COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

Drew Aaron Boaler, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and chronic renal failure, died from complications of his renal disease while on an outing. He …

general practiceneurologylithium
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
VIChome

Finding into death of Ross Malcolm Campbell

40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging

…11 following a family violence incident, but declined follow-up mental health services. His GP identified possible depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, but he did not engage with recommended psychiatric care. Clinic…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemalcohol
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
TAShome2019-03-26

Coroner's Finding: Burns, Brendan Craig

52y · Male·Asphyxia due to smoke inhalation from caravan fire

Brendan Craig Burns, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorder, died from asphyxia due to smoke inhalation in a caravan fire on 5 N…

psychiatryforensic medicineclozapine
TAScommunity2024-04-17

Coroner's Finding: QR

42y · Female·Drowning due to combined drug (tramadol, venlafaxine, diazepam, quetiapine and c…

A 42-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and emphysema died by drowning while scuba diving in shallow water after a 3-year…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationtramadol
TAShome2025-08-01

Coroner's Finding: de-identified UV

33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

A 33-year-old man with complex psychiatric history (bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, autism, ADHD) and long-standing substance use disorder died from mixe…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationmorphine
TAScommunity2024-01-30

Coroner's Finding: Ryan, Robert John

35y · Male·Multiple organ failure - cause undetermined

Robert John Ryan, aged 35, a farm worker at Malahide, suffered a sudden severe medical collapse on 7 January 2015, presenting with vomiting, sweating, confusion, hypothermia and incontinence. Diagnosed as chemical poison…

general practiceemergency medicineparoxetine
WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Sarah Jane RUTHERFORD

28y · Female·multiple injuries

Sarah Jane Rutherford, a 28-year-old with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide on 27 December 2009 after falling from a bridge ont…

psychiatryemergency medicinerisperidone
TAScommunity2024-01-30

Coroner's Finding: Ryan, Robert John

35y · Male·Multiple organ failure—cause not determined to requisite standard

…of death could not be determined to the requisite standard, though chemical poisoning remained considered possible by most experts.

toxicologyintensive carediagnosticdelayparoxetine
WAmental health2014-04-11

Inquest into the Death of Rutherford Sarah

28y · Female·multiple injuries from deliberate fall from pedestrian bridge onto Mitchell Free…

Sarah Jane Rutherford, a 28-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died on 27 December 2009 after falling from a pedestrian bridge ont…

psychiatryintensive carerisperidone
WAmental health2018-09-19

Inquest into the Death of Wlodzimierz DUDEK

69y · Male·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (choking)

A 69-year-old male with bipolar affective disorder and suspected frontotemporal dementia, admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric hospita…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystem
QLDmental health2009-12-16

Shishko, Peter

47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …

Peter Shishko, a 47-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died in a mental health facility while in involuntary detention. He suffered a fatal …

psychiatrycardiologydiagnosticsystemdiazepam
VICmental health2014-11-17

Finding into death of Justin Peter Foster

40y · Male·unascertained

Justin Foster, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, chronic back pain, and substance abuse history, died suddenly in a psychiatric inpati…

psychiatryforensic medicinecommunicationdiazepam
VICcommunity2017-02-20

Finding into death of Finding Peter Graham Chaucer

48y · Male·Injuries sustained when struck by a train

A 48-year-old man with mental health issues including depression and possible bipolar disorder died by suicide following train strike. He had a complex presentation with diagnostic un…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemlithium
VIChospital2021-03-30

Finding into death of Mr BB

56y · Male·Hanging

A 56-year-old man with a long history of bipolar affective disorder and alcohol misuse died by hanging between 18–20 December 2018. He presented to hospit…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemdiazepam
QLDcommunity2016-02-05

Cooper, Paul James - Non-inquest findings

41y · Male·Hanging

Paul Cooper, a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, died by hanging in August 2015, eleven days after psychiatric review. He had recently commenced…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemisotretinoin
WAhome2021-03-25

Inquest into the Death of FJ (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

35y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in fall from sixth-floor balcony

FJ, an Iranian woman with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide at age 35 in November 2016. Key clinical lessons in…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemlithium

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