39 results for “undiagnosed mental illness”
59y · Female·Sharp force injuries to the neck
…her husband, Mr Dursun Yildiz, using a small axe at their home in Dallas, Victoria. The perpetrator had undiagnosed mental illness characterised by delusional beliefs that his life was at risk and auditory hallucination…
36y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest occurring during restrain…
…g acute psychiatric symptoms (paranoia, delusions) likely triggered by amphetamine use. He had signs of undiagnosed mental illness and was showing concerning behavioral changes in the weeks prior. Critical clinical less…
25y · Male·Cardiomegaly
Andrew Kellett, a 25-year-old man with a history of mental illness (bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, auditory hallucinations, and suicidal ideation), die…
Unknown·Sally-Anne Wills: multiple stab wounds to the chest; Christopher Polden: single …
…sues with the police response. However, the finding notes that Mohammed may have been suffering from an undiagnosed psychiatric illness, including possible hearing of voices and paranoia following his marital separation…
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…e, and consistent with Victoria Police training and protocols. The coroner noted Anderson likely had an undiagnosed delusional disorder and commented on systemic failures to engage him in mental health care despite prio…
44y · Male·unascertained - may have been injury from fall, drowning, or predation from mari…
… from the cargo vessel Maersk Mover on 24 September 2021 in the Indian Ocean off Exmouth, WA. He had an undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia with a history of anxiety, depression, and previous suicidal ideation, managed w…
17y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis
Caleb Pearson, a 17-year-old with undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes, presented with pharyngitis and was diagnosed and treated for a throat infection by his…
67y · Male·Unascertained
…the week before disappearance. The coroner found no clinical diagnosis of depression but noted possible undiagnosed depression given family history and life circumstances. Despite extensive land, air and sea searches of…
23y · Male·Asphyxia from helium and plastic bag over head
…ational student from India, died by asphyxia from helium inhalation via plastic bag. He had experienced undiagnosed depression characterized by social withdrawal, disengagement from studies, and financial stress, but ne…
17y · Female·Hanging
…bance, and social withdrawal; (2) GPs assessing adolescent fatigue must screen for underlying psychiatric illness; (3) school and healthcare systems must culturally engage international students who are less likely to s…
38y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Ricky James Bais, a 38-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia and undiagnosed 75% left anterior descending coronary artery narrowing, died during police restraint. He had absconded …
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head (Lachlan); gunshot injuries to head and chest (Terry)
…ers acted appropriately and professionally. Post-mortem psychiatric assessment found Lachlan likely had undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder and was experiencing severe depression and anxiety with suicidal ideation. No …
53y · Male·unknown - no postmortem examination possible
…25 January 2017. He had experienced a domestic violence incident on 6 January 2017, was detained under the Mental Health Act but assessed as not at immediate risk of self-harm, and subsequently left home with minimal bel…
21y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
…-old footballer and plumbing apprentice, died by suicide via hanging on 26 March 2023. He had no diagnosed mental illness, no apparent stressors, and no previous threats. Toxicology detected cocaine at low levels consist…
56y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to complications from acute bronchopneumonia and ar…
…ter arrest. He died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia resulting from acute bronchopneumonia combined with undiagnosed arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). Heavy alcohol use prior to custody had suppressed hi…
54y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…t during welfare checks (neighbours were not spoken to in first two visits), critical risk information (undiagnosed mental health concerns) was not effectively transmitted to frontline officers, and there were no standa…
15y · Male·Gastric perforation with early peritonitis; Acute gastric distension and chronic…
…dance, social isolation, and refused medical follow-up. HM did not communicate symptoms to parents; acute illness was only recognized when his father found him vomiting. While the gastric perforation itself was unpredic…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (Benjamin Green: homicide by William Markee; William M…
…abel, NSW. Markee shot Green in his sleep, then shot himself. Clinical lesson: Markee had clear, untreated mental health issues characterised by paranoid delusions, obsessive fixation, and suicidal ideation, but never en…
40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
Ross Campbell, a 40-year-old man with a history of family violence perpetration, alcohol abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness, died by hanging. He had attended a Men's Behavioural Change Program in 2011 following a…
63y · Female·unable to determine; possibly mirtazapine toxicity, cardiac disease, or injectio…
…rom rat poison, which she attributed to handling contaminated material. Medical review suggests she had undiagnosed factitious disorder (Munchausen syndrome), deliberately ingesting rat poison and later overdosing on mi…
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