28 results for “possible early psychosis”
32y · Male·multiple injuries caused by a single vehicle crash
A 32-year-old man with long-standing methamphetamine addiction and drug-induced psychosis died in a motor vehicle crash on 6 January 2024. Although he received hospital treatment for severe psyc…
19y · Female·The available evidence does not allow for a finding as to the cause of death
…depression after a relationship ended. Medical staff documented her as a real suicide risk with signs of psychosis and possible severe personality disorder. Despite her family's extensive search and modern investigative…
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…hood documented suspected abuse. The death highlights the importance of identifying psychotic symptoms and early trauma in young people, though retrospectively preventive opportunities were limited once he had already a…
37y · Female·open finding - undetermined
…ckling-Bryen disappeared on 19 February 2016 and is presumed dead. She had a history of schizophreniform psychosis with a 2013 hospitalisation during which she expressed suicidal ideation. Post-discharge, she received i…
36y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during restrain…
… showing concerning behavioral changes in the weeks prior. Critical clinical lessons include: the need for early recognition of acute psychiatric symptoms and drug-induced psychosis; the importance of mental health asse…
40y · Male·gunshot wounds
…nceived and almost certainly destined to produce violent confrontation. Critical clinical lessons include: early mental health assessment and family consultation were inadequate; a consultant psychiatrist should have be…
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
…mpliant, ceasing medications due to perceived side effects. His mental state deteriorated significantly in early March 2004, with intensifying paranoia and behavioural changes. He was last seen leaving his mother's home…
28y · Male·hanging
Aaron Nathan Stagg, 28-year-old man with likely Asperger's Syndrome and emerging paranoid psychosis, died by hanging on 5 March 2010 after a period of disengagement from mental health services. He was ref…
48y · Male·undetermined
…th. Key clinical lessons: rural hospitals managing acutely psychotic patients face significant complexity; early transfer via specialist retrieval (not RFDS/ambulance) may be preferable; careful medication choice consid…
36y · Male·Multiple Sharp Force Injuries to Chest and Neck
Mr J, a 36-year-old with a history of first-episode psychosis (2012) and relapse (2014) both associated with methamphetamine use, ceased antipsychotic medication in S…
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…
15y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
…epressive symptoms. Despite evidence of clinical deterioration, risk escalation, and concerning features (possible psychosis, dissociation), Hotich assessed risk as low and did not consult psychiatry colleagues or refer …
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 Isotretinoin for severe acne, which coincided with development of para…
38y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
A 38-year-old man with a history of methamphetamine use and mental health issues, subject to a violence restraining order, assaulted his father at home. The father reported to police that his son was armed with a knife, …
63y · Male·Drowning
…ithout assessing their capacity. The coroner found the care was not proactive, consultative, or focused on early intervention, with inadequate escalation of a deteriorating patient known to require compulsory treatment …
20y · Male·head and neck injuries sustained when struck by train
…lie Health Campus mental health unit on 24 August 2018. He was involuntarily admitted with first-episode psychosis. Critical failures in supervision occurred: after his first escape, he was not confined to his room desp…
29y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia triggered by myocardial ischaemia arising from physical exert…
…tical missed opportunities for de-escalation existed from the initial call through to Brandon's detention. Early gathering of information via DV SOPS procedures, clear communication of police powers under s 89A, and str…
41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained
41-year-old male with schizophrenia/drug-induced psychosis and methamphetamine use died following police restraint on M5 motorway. Admitted to Shellharbour Hospita…
36y · Male·Gunshot wound to the forehead
… psychiatric hospitalisation. The coroner found mental health care was appropriate—no objective signs of psychosis were evident on professional assessment in February 2009, though his mother reported concerning behavior…
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
A 20-year-old man died from pulmonary oedema due to acute-on-chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin overdose. He had complex mental health and substance use issues dating back to age 16. He was prescribed dothiep…
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