Coronial

115 results for resistant schizophrenia

TAShospital2022-03-18

Coroner's Finding: Shields, Sandra Mary

63y · Female·sepsis and pneumonia due to immobility with sacral ulcer resulting from schizoph…

…, aged 63, died of sepsis and pneumonia secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer in the context of treatment-resistant catatonic schizophrenia. She was admitted to Launceston General Hospital in February 2019 with fever and…

psychiatrygeneral medicineclozapine
SAhome2024-09-13

Coroner's Finding: McKinley-Glen, Haydn James

22y · Male·neck compression due to hanging

A 22-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia died by hanging while under guardianship with special powers of detention in supported ind…

psychiatryemergency medicinepaliperidone
VIChospital2011-05-24

Finding into death of Ruth Janet Younger

45y · Female·Complications of acute alcohol intoxication

Ruth Janet Younger, a 45-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia subject to a Community Treatment Order, was discharged from Casey Hospital psychiatry ward…

psychiatryintensive carediagnosticmethylated spirits
TAShospital2023-04-13

Coroner's Finding: Leader, Andrew

60y · Male·sepsis/leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure in t…

Andrew Leader, a 60-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, emphysema, COPD, chronic hyponatraemia, and heart failure, died of sepsis from leg cellul…

general medicinepsychiatry
SAhospital2013-09-19

Coroner's Finding: HOCKING Robert Nicholas

67y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with contributing chronic schizophrenia

Robert Nicholas Hocking, a 67-year-old man with treatment-resistant chronic schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia during his final hospitalization at Royal Adelaide…

psychiatrygeneral medicineolanzapine
WAhome2017-06-29

Inquest into the Death of Ejub MEHINOVIC

50y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis causing sudden fatal cardiac arrhythmia

Ejub Mehinovic, a 50-year-old man with treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia managed on clozapine, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis causing sudden fa…

psychiatrygeneral practicedelayclozapine
NSW2022-09-21

Inquest into the death of Trevor SAMUEL

35y · Male·hyponatraemia due to excessive consumption of water, against a background of psy…

Trevor Samuel, a 35-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and psychogenic polydipsia, died in custody from hyponatraemia following excessive water c…

psychiatrycorrectional healthsystemantipsychotic medications
NT2017-10-13

Inquest into the death of John Roberts

37y · Male·water intoxication and olanzapine toxicity in association with schizophrenia

A 37-year-old Aboriginal male prisoner with a long history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia died at the Darwin Correctional Precinct. He was on high-dose olanzapine (15mg twice daily…

psychiatryemergency medicineolanzapine
SAhospital2017-05-11

Coroner's Finding: ROBINSON Scott Alexander

44y · Male·neck compression consistent with hanging

Scott Alexander Robinson, a 44-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, died by hanging while on an Inpatient Treatment Order a…

psychiatrypaliperidone
VIChome2016-04-04

Finding into death of Jacinta Pompei

32y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head

…investigated whether her death was preventable from a mental health perspective. Mr Ellard had treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia and was under voluntary mental health treatment at Bendigo Health. The coroner fo…

psychiatryforensic medicineclozapine
NSWcommunity2022-08-04

Inquest into the death of Brian Liston

51y · Male·Stab wound to the heart

…lliam Cahill during an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in December 2015. Cahill suffers severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia and was found not guilty by reason of mental illness. The inquest examined whether his com…

psychiatrytoxicologyclozapine
SAmental health2008-10-16

Coroner's Finding: SWEETLAND Charles James

28y · Male·hanging

A 28-year-old man with treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia and substance abuse died by hanging while detained under the Mental Health Act in…

psychiatrysystemproceduralsodium valproate
VICmental health2021-11-17

Finding into death of Nicholas Lopes

26y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, codeine combined with lorazepam, olanzapi…

Nicholas Lopes, a 26-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders, died from mixed drug toxicity (hero…

psychiatryforensic medicineheroin
ACTmental health2026-08-12

Inquest into the death of Ms UT

37y · Female·morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea

Ms UT, a 37-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died of morbid obesity with dilated cardiomyopathy and obstructive sleep apnoea. She was …

psychiatrycardiologyclozapine
WAcommunityNew2026-08-07

Inquest into the Death of Bradley Craig BUSWELL

41y · Male·combined drug toxicity

…g toxicity (olanzapine, mirtazapine, doxylamine) on 31 March 2025 at his home in Eaton. He had treatment-resistant schizophrenia with chronic psychotic symptoms including somatic and persecutory delusions. Managed under…

psychiatrygeneral practiceolanzapine
WAhome2016-02-15

Inquest into the Death of John Stephen PASSMORE

53y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

John Stephen Passmore, a 53-year-old man with severe treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide while on community leave from psychiatric hospital. He had been …

psychiatryrehabilitation medicineolanzapine
TASmental health2021-05-21

Coroner's Finding: Hanson, Sungwaan

64y · Female·stage IVB metastatic adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Sungwaan Hanson, a 64-year-old woman with a 35-year history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from stage IVB metastatic adenocarcinoma of the rectum at the Roy Fagan Centre on 27…

psychiatrygeneral medicine
NSW2025-06-12

Inquest into the death of Roland Ashbolt

39y · Male·clozapine toxicity

Roland Ashbolt, a 39-year-old man remanded in custody with schizophrenia, died from clozapine toxicity. He had been prescribed clozapine (400mg daily) from January 2022 with g…

psychiatryforensic medicineclozapine
NSWmental health2026-08-11

Inquest into the death of Raeputa Tangatapoto

55y · Male·Unascertained natural causes

A 55-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia died at Forensic Hospital while lawfully detained on 26 December 2024. He had presented to…

psychiatryforensic medicineclozapine
VICaged care2011-03-29

Finding into death of Jeanette Bramley

64y · Female·unascertained

Jeanette Bramley, a 64-year-old woman with chronic paranoid schizophrenia resident in aged care, was found unresponsive on the floor of her room and died despite 50 minutes of …

psychiatrygeriatric medicineclozapine

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