31 results for “schizophrenia”
42y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiac arrest; cardiomegaly
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at a mental hea…
40y · Male·Victims: fatal stab wounds from knife attack; Joel Cauchi: fatal gunshot wounds …
Joel Cauchi, a 40-year-old man with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, carried out a stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney on 13 April 2024,…
Multiple penetrating knife wounds with hemorrhagic shock and traumatic cardiac a…
On 13 April 2024, Joel Cauchi, with inadequately managed treatment-resistant schizophrenia, stabbed six people to death and injured ten others at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Syd…
51y · Male·unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…rgent presentation; the case highlights the unpredictability of sudden cardiac events in patients with schizophrenia and the challenge of managing acute decompensation in community settings.
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 33-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, polysubstance dependence (amphetamines/cannabis), and chronic suicidal ideation died from a self-infl…
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
Phillip Walton, a 48-year-old with schizophrenia well-managed on clozapine for nearly 20 years, suffered an acute psychotic episode likely precipitated…
54y · Male·Ischaemic cardiomyopathy following a period of restraint on a background of morb…
A 54-year-old man with schizophrenia, homelessness, and morbid obesity was arrested for wilful exposure and disorderly conduct. During rest…
40y · Male·Unascertained
…e had significant medical history including infective endocarditis with tricuspid valve damage (2018), schizophrenia, and intravenous substance use. In October 2021, abnormal ECGs showing left bundle branch block and pr…
Unknown·Mia: Stab wound to heart; Thomas: Stab wound to brain
…Smail Ayad, who was psychotic and cannabis-intoxicated. Ayad had displayed paranoid ideation, paranoid schizophrenia, and major depression. Clinical lessons include: (1) recognizing prodromal psychotic symptoms in indiv…
30y · Male·unascertained
…sode while being restrained by police. He had recently moved from Queensland showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia with self-inflicted lacerations. His brother Adam contacted the Mental Health Service twice seeking he…
35y · Female·pulmonary thrombo-emboli
A 35-year-old woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia detained under Mental Health Act died from pulmonary thromboembolism while an inpatient in a psychiatr…
43y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from asystolic cardiac arrest due to …
Gregory David Couper, 43, with chronic schizophrenia, experienced a psychiatric crisis at a supported residential care facility on 2 December 1998 and died…
43y · Male·exsanguination from incised wounds to the arms - self inflicted
A 43-year-old man with schizophrenia, PTSD, and methamphetamine use died from exsanguination following self-inflicted incised wounds to bot…
59y · Female·multiple injuries from fall from height
Fiona Turnbull, a 59-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia on clozapine, died from multiple injuries after falling from her third-floor balcony on 12 October 201…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries due to impact by train
Joy Apostolopoulos, a 41-year-old woman with schizophrenia and depression, died by suicide when struck by a train after absconding from a locked psychiatric ward…
39y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from the Camberwell train station bridge
Justin Crome, a 39-year-old man with delusional disorder and schizophrenia, died by suicide after jumping from a railway bridge on 13 February 2020. He had a history of mental i…
34y · Male·Gunshot injuries to chest and left shoulder
Joseph Abela, a 34-year-old with chronic paranoid schizophrenia and polysubstance use, died from gunshot wounds inflicted by police during a mental health welfare che…
38y · Male·Combined effects of methylamphetamine toxicity, violent struggle, and positional…
…tion, violent police restraint at McDonald's, and positional asphyxia at Bowral Police Station. He had schizophrenia and was on a Community Treatment Order. After a relapse, he became agitated at McDonald's, violently r…
30y · Male·Heroin toxicity
David D'Angelo, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and polysubstance dependence, was admitted to The Alfred Psychiatric Unit involuntarily on 24 March 20…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode
Michael Adams, aged 62 with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode at a supported residential facility. During e…
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