Adam Stone
27 Jan 2022 · Coroner Emma Brown · Birmingham and Solihull
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. sudden death from severe agitation
“ABD is not a diagnosis or a recognised syndrome, but rather a term used to describe a combination of signs and symptoms of aggression and agitation with physiological abnormalities, often associated with a cause (drugs, mental health disturbance or medical condition). The term has been adopted by most healthcare providers in the UK.”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.96 · high
Earlier report
“Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD) is a term used to describe the presentation of a spectrum of behaviours, signs and symptoms which create an immediate risk to life, especially at the severe end of the spectrum”
This report
“Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD) is an umbrella term to describe a presentation which usually includes abnormal physiology and/or behaviour. ABD is not a diagnosis or a recognised syndrome, but rather a term used to describe a combination of signs and symptoms of aggression and agitation with physiological abnormalities”