Coronial

40 results for substance-induced psychotic disorder

WAcommunity

Inquest into the Death of Dean Anthony POLLARD

41y · Male·unknown

Dean Anthony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions b…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemcommunicationmethamphetamine
VICcommunity2016-12-14

Finding into death of Jake James-Kotsanas

23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists

…om haemorrhage from self-inflicted knife wounds to his neck and wrists while experiencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childh…

psychiatrytoxicologymethamphetamine
VIChome2015-04-13

Finding into death of Athiel Deng

59y · Female·head injury

…thiel Deng, a 59-year-old Sudanese refugee, was fatally assaulted by her son Majang Ngor during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis and methamphetamine use. Ngor had a documented first psychotic episode in Fe…

psychiatryemergency medicinesystemdelaycannabis
NSWcommunity2020-06-10

Inquest into the death of Christopher McGRAIL

44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss

…ce during a knife confrontation. He presented with acute intoxication (alcohol and methamphetamine), substance-induced psychotic episode, paranoid delusions about police, and expressed suicidal ideation. Police attempte…

emergency medicinepsychiatrymethamphetamine
NSWhospitalNew2026-06-19

Inquest into the Death of Simon Myles Mackay

37y · Male·Neck compression and the complications thereof

…evere polysubstance dependence. Although some mental state improvement was noted by 21 July, he remained psychotic with poor insight and persistently sought discharge. When a review on 21 July informed him he required w…

psychiatryaddiction medicinepaliperidone
NSW2024-03-13

Inquest into the death of O A

44y · Male·multiple injuries from fall from cliff

A 44-year-old man with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and bipolar affective disorder with drug-induced psychosis died following a fall from a cliff at Vaucluse during a police rescue operati…

rheumatologyallergy and immunologycommunicationsystemoxycodone
NSW2025-03-06

Inquest into the death of Muhammad Hafizuddin Bin Zaini

29y · Male·hanging

…inee in immigration detention at Villawood, died by hanging on 12 December 2020. He had a history of substance-induced psychotic disorder and was prescribed antipsychotic medication. The inquest examined whether his men…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationolanzapine
VIChome2010-08-13

Finding into death of Mr X

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 …

psychiatryaddiction medicinesystemcommunicationdiazepam
VICcommunity2018

Finding into death of Konstantinos Eleftheriou-Tragakis

36y · Male·Hanging

A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance use disorder, and previous psychotic episodes was discharged from psychiatric inpatient care a…

psychiatrycommunicationsystemrisperidone
VIC2025-09-24

Finding into death of Bryan Pham

24y · Male·multiple injuries and chest compression asphyxia (train strike)

…in strike on 2 June 2020, two days after release from remand custody. He had schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and was recently incarcerated for assault and FVIO breach. While in prison, Bryan displayed bizarre beha…

psychiatrycorrectional healthcommunicationsystemmethamphetamine
QLD2022-06-03

Kermode, Jesse Aaron

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

… longstanding history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance abuse, with repeated documented psychotic episodes and poor medication compliance. On the day of death, while intoxicated with methamphetamine (at…

psychiatryaddiction medicinemethamphetamine
WAmental health- 11 April 2014

Inquest into the Death of Luke Isaac FORKIN

28y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…by suicide while absent without leave from Graylands Hospital. He had been admitted involuntarily due to psychotic symptoms and aggression, and was granted unescorted ground access on 29 November 2010 based on clinical …

psychiatrysystemdelayamphetamine
NSW2024-10-17

Inquest into the death of Kevin Edwards

41y · Male·Unable to be ascertained

…use died following police restraint on M5 motorway. Admitted to Shellharbour Hospital 10-30 May 2022 for psychotic behaviours and assault allegations. Discharged on oral risperidone despite poor insight, previous non-co…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationmethamphetamine
WAcommunity2005-06-09

Inquest into the Death of Richard Stanley Tauwhare

25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…

…y. He had consumed a large dose of methylamphetamine (3.9 mg/L blood level), which caused aggressive and psychotic behaviour. After assaulting a friend while she was driving, he wandered naked on a street in Girrawheen.…

methamphetamine
SAhome2019-07-24

Coroner's Finding: McNAMARA-CUTLER Juanita Lee

26y · Female·neck compression due to hanging

…nt on release from custody, particularly for individuals with prior psychiatric history and substance use disorders, and consideration of appropriate monitoring and support during critical transition periods.

psychiatryforensic medicinemethamphetamine
VICcommunity2012-08-17

Finding into death of Jesse Ross Sangster

28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

… in a high-speed motor vehicle collision while intoxicated. He had a 12-year history of bipolar affective disorder with comorbid substance abuse disorder, personality disorder, and poor impulse control. The coroner ident…

psychiatryparamedicinesystemdelayalcohol
NSWhospital2024-02-26

Inquest into the disappearance of Luke Huggard

31y · Male·Unable to be determined (uncertain whether drowning or other cause following app…

A 31-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance use was admitted involuntarily to the Kiloh Centre after presenting in acute psychosis with…

psychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationlisdexamfetamine
TASmental health2023-03-07

Coroner's Finding: Culic, Jana

35y · Female·neck and chest injuries and drowning due to intentional fall/jump from Tasman Br…

… June 2020 while subject to a Mental Health Act treatment order for schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. She had a long history of mental illness, polysubstance abuse, and multiple suicid…

psychiatryemergency medicinemethamphetamine
VIChome2023-10-12

Finding into death of Amanda Jane Harris

36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest

…rris multiple times, set fire to the home, and was arrested. Two forensic psychiatrists concluded he was psychotic at the time. The coroner found the GP's prescribing of high-dose tramadol over 22 months without special…

general practicepain medicinemedicationcommunicationtramadol
WAprison2017-02-28

Inquest into the Death of Jayden Stafford BENNELL

20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

…ding drug-induced psychosis, depression, and anxiety, for which he was frequently non-compliant with antipsychotic medications. Critical clinical failures included: (1) no psychiatrist review for seven months following …

psychiatrycorrectional healthcommunicationsystemquetiapine

AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.