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44 results for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

VIC2013-12-06

Finding into death of Merrilyn Elaine Ireland

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 Trea…

psychiatryforensic medicine
VICaged care2026-01-16

Finding into death of F M

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…

neurologypsychiatrysystempericiazine
WAhome2021-05-10

Inquest into the Death of Andre Walter BOND

42y · Male·Upper airway obstruction (choking) in an obese man with atherosclerotic heart di…

Andre Walter Bond, a 42-year-old man with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, Asperger's syndrome, and severe obesity, died from upper airway obstruction…

psychiatryemergency medicinequetiapine
VICcommunity2013-05-08

Finding into death of Marella Johnson

32y · Female·Bilateral haemothoraces with multiple rib fractures and fracture dislocation of …

Marella Johnson, a 32-year-old Aboriginal woman with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was involuntarily admitted to Alexander Bayne Centre on 17 February 2008…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdelayzuclopenthixol
SAmental health2000-09-22

Coroner's Finding: McQUINN Rosemary

68y · Female·glottic obstruction by food bolus

A 68-year-old woman with Huntington's disease, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder died from glottic obstruction by food bolus while eating breakfast in a …

psychiatrypathology
VIChome2021-08-03

Finding into death of V T

75y · Female·Multiple injuries including stab wounds to the chest

…man was fatally stabbed by her son during a family violence incident. Her son had a 20-year history of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder with poor medication compliance, documented aggression toward his mother,…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystem
NSWcommunity2018-07-27

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Kellie Anne Levitski

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 medi…

psychiatrysystemdelay
NSWcommunity2025-10-31

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Sana Salman

34y · Female·not able to be determined - body not found

Sana Salman, a 34-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, went missing on 1 September 2022 after being discharged from Northern Beach…

psychiatrysystemcommunicationclozapine
TAShome2018-05-07

Coroner's Finding: Daniels, Scott Allen

44y · Male·Positional asphyxia

Scott Allen Daniels, a 44-year-old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-19 March 201…

psychiatryforensic medicinemedicationsystemalcohol
VIC2026-03-30

Finding into death of Hari Prasad Dhakal

57y · Male·Neck compression and hanging

A 57-year-old man with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder died by hanging in prison on 4 August 2024. He had been receiving antipsy…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcommunicationpaliperidone
VICcommunity2023-09-07

Finding into death of Angelo Anthony Gioscio

55y · Male·cardiac arrest in the setting of methylamphetamine toxicity, with possible serot…

…drome, complicated by pre-existing cardiac and respiratory disease, whilst in police presence. He had schizoaffective disorder and emphysema, was taking antidepressants and antipsychotics, and presented with excited del…

forensic medicinetoxicologymethamphetamine
WAmental health2021-10-22

Inquest into the Death of Russell David BROCKLISS

38y · Male·acute cardiac arrhythmia in a man with cardiomegaly, focal coronary atherosclero…

Russell Brockliss, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man with severe treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder and significant cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, smoking, focal coronary atherosclerosi…

psychiatryemergency medicinedelaysystemrisperidone depot
WAmental health2024-08-28

Inquest into the Death of Peter Jonathon Rex BOLTON

36y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorder died by ligature while an involuntary in…

psychiatryemergency medicinehaloperidol
VIChome2021-08-31

Finding into death of Brendon Crippen

27y · Male·Effects of fire

…y absconded from a Tasmanian psychiatric unit where he was subject to a compulsory treatment order for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Following abscondment on 13 April 2018, he returned to Victoria but rece…

psychiatrycommunicationsystem
WAhome2004-06-04

Inquest into the Death of Paul John Long

37y · Male·Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis following on Quetiapine Ingestion

Paul John Long, a 37-year-old man with chronic schizoaffective disorder and alcohol dependence, died on 4 November 2002 from acute aspiration pneumonitis following …

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemquetiapine
NSWprison2025-02-19

Inquest into the death of Daniel Munro Lewis Turnbull

35y · Male·Hyponatraemia, with psychogenic polydipsia and schizophrenia/schizoaffective dis…

…dipsia whilst in a 24-hour surveillance cell at Bathurst Correctional Centre. He had a long history of schizophrenia managed with Olanzapine. On 20 October 2022, he consumed excessive water over a short period, leading …

psychiatryintensive carecommunicationsystemolanzapine
QLD2022-06-03

Kermode, Jesse Aaron

24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen

… at Ipswich Railway Station on 16 September 2018. He had a longstanding history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance abuse, with repeated documented psychotic episodes and poor medication compliance. On th…

psychiatryaddiction medicinemethamphetamine
WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Radwan KANAWATI

41y · Male·atropine toxicity

A 41-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, intellectual disability and sexual offending history died from atropine toxicity after inge…

psychiatrycommunicationsystematropine
WAhome2018-03-22

Inquest into the Death of Aileen Helen QUARTERMAINE

60y · Female·effects of fire in a woman with alcohol effect

A 60-year-old woman with chronic paranoid schizophrenia died in a domestic fire on 26 July 2014. The day before, her son sought help from police and mental he…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationdiagnosticpaliperidone
NSWhospital2025-12-01

Inquest into the death of Malcolm Baker

76y · Male·complications of cerebrovascular accident on a background of atrial fibrillation

Malcolm George Baker, a 76-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence, died from complications of cerebrovascular accident on a background of atrial fibrillation. He had suffered two prior strokes (2020, 2021) leaving him…

emergency medicineneurology

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