177 results for “psychotic symptoms”
53y · Male·multiple large incised defects to the head and single stab wound to the chest
…l health management was reasonable but noted that holistic treatment addressing both substance abuse and psychotic symptoms was unavailable. The case highlights systemic gaps in managing complex comorbid mental illness …
17y · Male·cranial and facial trauma
…th acute schizophrenia died from cranial and facial trauma after running off a 15.6-metre cliff during a psychotic episode. Hours before, he had been seen by a trainee psychologist who failed to recognize clear psychoti…
54y · Female·unascertainable
… February 2011 after reporting suicidal ideation and three suicide attempts. She presented with signs of psychotic illness including bizarre behaviour, religious ideation, and visual phenomena, but was not prescribed an…
35y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
…ecution, beliefs that Chen was having affairs, and violent threats. Although Luo had been prescribed antipsychotic medication (Risperdal) and anxiolytic medication (Oxazepam) in China, he ceased taking them upon return …
69y · Male·Blunt head trauma
…ledgehammer in Katherine on 3 December 2013. Osborne was experiencing untreated schizophrenia with acute psychotic symptoms and believed his victim was someone else (Les Pearce). Osborne had been seen in the Katherine H…
25y · Male·hanging (self-inflicted)
…ed markedly over several months despite parental concerns. His parents provided detailed observations of psychotic symptoms including auditory hallucinations, disorganized behavior, and poor hygiene, but treating clinic…
Unknown·Mia: Stab wound to heart; Thomas: Stab wound to brain
…ere fatally stabbed at a Queensland hostel on 23 August 2016 by a French backpacker, Smail Ayad, who was psychotic and cannabis-intoxicated. Ayad had displayed paranoid ideation, paranoid schizophrenia, and major depres…
78y · Female·aspiration pneumonia complicating electroconvulsive therapy on a background of e…
…ged 78, died from aspiration pneumonia following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms in the context of end-stage Lewy Body dementia and cerebrovascular disease. She was admitted un…
Male·RP: fatal pressure to the neck; DJ: neck compression
…juries inflicted by cellmate BB, who was treatment-resistant, non-compliant with medication, and acutely psychotic. Both deaths were preventable through better mental health screening, risk assessment, information shari…
30y · Male·head and chest injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…er, he abruptly exhibited manic behaviour, absconded from the car, and subsequently jumped while acutely psychotic. The coroner found the death resulted from an impulsive act driven by psychotic symptoms that could not …
18y · Male·compression of the neck in keeping with hanging
…ied by hanging three days after release from prison on home detention bail. He had been displaying acute psychotic symptoms while in prison custody, placed under camera observation due to suicide risk. Upon release, the…
53y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ry patient at Graylands Hospital for nearly 10 months (May 2011 to March 2012) during which multiple antipsychotic medications were trialled without significant improvement. The treating team faced an ethical dilemma: c…
26y · Male·.357 magnum gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Luke Donaghey, a 26-year-old man with untreated psychotic illness, was shot by police after threatening his parents with a knife. Critical clinical lesson: his ge…
26y · Male·Gunshot wound to head
Wayne Joannou, 26, died from a gunshot wound to the head on 18 February 2005 when the Special Operations Group attempted his arrest. He was a known violent offender with a 10-year criminal history and substance abuse iss…
85y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents following vomiting
…14 from aspiration of gastric contents following vomiting. She was admitted to the Roy Fagan Centre with psychotic depression and was under a Mental Health Act treatment order. During the week before death, she develope…
19y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained on a train impact (pedestrian)
…in near Berwick Railway Station. He had a significant history of mental ill health including depression, psychotic symptoms, and suicidal ideation, alongside substance misuse involving methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine…
28y · Female·multiple injuries
…following medication non-compliance and suicidal ideation. Her condition improved significantly with antipsychotic medication; she was discharged to family care on 23 December with a seven-day prescription and expected …
26y · Male·Craniocervical injuries following a train collision (pedestrian)
…ine management. Clinical lessons include: patchy medication adherence (clozapine) contributed to ongoing psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation; smoking affected clozapine metabolism and blood levels; monitoring of me…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
… Initial ED assessment treated presumed UTI and discharged her. She returned the next day with worsening psychotic symptoms and was admitted under a psychiatric treatment order. On the morning of admission, she deterior…
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…al records from childhood documented suspected abuse. The death highlights the importance of identifying psychotic symptoms and early trauma in young people, though retrospectively preventive opportunities were limited …
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