13 results for “possible first-episode psychosis”
3y · Male·Multiple stab wounds to the back
…atthew Perinovic, aged 3 years, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by his mother Katica during a first-episode psychosis. Katica had been receiving mental health treatment from NorthWestern Mental Health Service f…
19y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a train incident
JVM was a 19-year-old with major depressive disorder, anxiety, and possible first-episode psychosis who died by suicide after jumping in front of a train. She had multiple psychiatr…
20y · Male·head and neck injuries sustained when struck by train
…from Kalgoorlie 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 h…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
…floor balcony five days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for post-ictal/drug-induced psychosis. He had intellectual disability, epilepsy, and acquired brain injury. Critical deficiencies included: in…
23y · Male·Unable to be determined from available evidence
…idence of foul play was identified. The case highlights the challenges in managing young patients with first-episode psychosis who resist treatment.
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from 21st floor balcony
…d these symptoms to a psychologist on 15 March but not to his GPs. His GP on 16 March was unaware of the psychosis and, without this critical information, appropriately assessed him as low-risk for psychiatric emergenci…
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 med…
27y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
…charged after only six days despite continued florid psychotic symptoms. His diagnosis as 'first episode psychosis' was erroneous; longitudinal history showed likely relapsed psychosis with probable bipolar disorder. Af…
24y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…er found hospital care was appropriate and of reasonable standard. Key clinical lessons: (1) acute-onset psychosis with fluctuating suicidality is difficult to predict and may occur suddenly even when symptoms appear to…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…f prone restraint (some weighted), sedative drugs, exertion, chemical irritants, tasering, and untreated psychosis. Recommendations address police training on prone restraint risks, family information consideration in m…
35y · Male·Unascertained, following autopsy. Likely drowning but circumstances undetermined…
A 35-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence was admitted to the ED with acute alcohol withdrawal and auditory hallucinations. Despite presenting with objective signs of withdrawal (tremor, elevated BP, tachycardia,…
27y · Male·unascertained; likely death from entering water
Thomas Hunt, a 27-year-old man, died after entering the water near Bondi Beach on 23 March 2017, likely after experiencing an acute mental health crisis characterised by paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations. Mu…
41y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Petya, a 41-year-old Bulgarian-born woman, died by ligature compression of the neck while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Bentley Health Service Ward 6 on 16 December 2020. She had been admitted following acute psy…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.