175 results for “schizoaffective_disorder”
60y · Male·Drowning; elevated blood ethanol level
Nicholas Lobo, aged 60, died by drowning with elevated blood alcohol (0.21%). He was discharged from acute psychiatric inpatient care to a rehabilitation facility on a Community Treatment Order after recent diagnosis of …
26y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of schizoaffective disorder
Matthew Howarth, 26 years old with schizoaffective disorder, died of coronary artery atherosclerosis while an inpatient at a mental health secure care facility. He was involuntarily admitted on 16 November 2022 with psyc…
78y · Female·Complications of mandibular fractures sustained in a fall, in the setting of mal…
Frances Hayden, 78, died from complications of mandibular fractures sustained in a fall at an aged care facility. She had long-standing schizoaffective disorder with associated anorexia, resulting in severe malnutrition …
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
David Horne, a 47-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while under compulsory psychiatric treatment. He experienced two ep…
50y · Female·respiratory arrest on a background of left lower lobe pneumonia in a person with…
Centella Theresa Hynes, a 50-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability, and primary pulmonary hypertension, died from respiratory arrest due to left lower lobe pneumonia while detained under m…
41y · Female·undetermined in a woman with schizophrenia
Merrilyn Ireland, a 41-year-old woman with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, died unexpectedly in a community care facility while on a Community Treatment Order. Despite comprehensive autopsy and toxicology inv…
45y · Female·Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia on a background of end-stage…
Leonie Jeisman, a 45-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), schizoaffective disorder, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from Type 2 respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia. She w…
58y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly
Robert John Viner, a 58-year-old man with long-standing schizoaffective disorder, was detained under the Mental Health Act on 28 July 2006 following erratic behaviour and aggression towards family and his GP. He was admi…
38y · Female·Unable to be determined
Kellie Anne Levitski disappeared on 31 March 2014 from her father's property near Bega, NSW. She had schizoaffective disorder requiring intensive mental health support, depot antipsychotic injections, and multiple medica…
59y · Male·incised injuries to the neck
Paul McLoughlin, a 59-year-old man with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and heavy cannabis use, died by suicide via incised neck wounds while on day leave from Graylands Hospital. He w…
38y · Male·metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma on a background of delirium and schiz…
Anthony Sissons, aged 38, died of metastatic renal carcinoma while under a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order. He presented to hospital on three separate occasions (13-15 June 2012) with constipation, which was …
58y · Male·Cardiomegaly and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis in a man w…
David John McLeod, a 58-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, was admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit on 21 August 2012 following mental health deterioration. He presented with signs of infection, received app…
40y · Female·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in a woman with schizophrenia
FM, a 40-year-old woman with epilepsy and schizoaffective disorder, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at her disability group home. She had been prescribed periciazine (Neulactil) five days before dea…
51y · Male·unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Kenneth Stephens, a 51-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died from an unascertained cause while under involuntary psychiatric care. He presented with acute behavioural changes including excessive drinking, unus…
57y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision
Bernard Evans, aged 57, died in a motor vehicle collision on 17 January 2011 while evading apprehension under the Victorian Mental Health Act. He had schizoaffective disorder managed with lithium and olanzapine under a C…
48y · Female·intracerebral haemorrhage on a background of anticoagulation therapy for a recen…
Monique Gomez, 48, died from a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage during hospitalization for stroke rehabilitation and treatment of schizoaffective disorder. An initial ischaemic stroke resulted from non-compliance wi…
44y · Male·End stage non-small cell lung carcinoma
Victor Courtney, aged 44, died from end-stage non-small cell lung carcinoma with hepatic metastases while incarcerated at Wolston Correctional Centre. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2012 after presenting w…
51y · Male·multiple injuries sustained by a high velocity fall from a height
A 51-year-old man with longstanding schizoaffective disorder who was inadequately medicated drove 400km from home and positioned himself precariously on the Wingecarribee River Bridge with clear suicidal intent. Fourteen…
51y · Male·unascertained
Nigel Delaney, aged 51, died of unascertained cause while admitted to an acute psychiatry inpatient unit following relapse of schizoaffective disorder. He was found unresponsive during night observations and could not be…
76y · Female·left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection
Maria Astachnowicz, aged 76, died from left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder/bipolar) with chronic ment…
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