PSYCH DRUGS
Video: Louisiana Psychiatrist Slams Psychiatry: “All they have to offer is a pill”
KPLC 7 News Lake Charles, Louisiana Psychiatrist: Over diagnosis leads to strain on resources By Michael Cooper Nov 26, 2014 Excerpts: Dr. Dale Archer has been in practice for close to 30 years and he doesn't mind stepping on some toes. His theory may be controversial but it well worth consideration. "The biggest problem we face in mental health today is the over-diagnosis, over-medication, and over-treatment of psychiatric conditions," Archer said. Psychiatrist Dale Archer It's what Dr. Archer calls the over-medication culture. Dr. Archer questions the statistics that claim 44 million Americans have some form of mental illness. [...]
Psychiatrist Ron Rubin: “I’m confused. I don’t get it”
AOL Doctor accused of smoking pot with patients defends reputation October 20, 2014 Psychiatrist Ron Rubin MILWAUKEE (WITI) - Smoking pot with patients - prescribing dangerous amounts of prescription drugs - even treating underage girls without their parents' consent. Those are the accusations which landed psychiatrist Dr. Ron Rubin in hot water earlier this year. Now his medical license has been "suspended indefinitely," and he's defending himself in an exclusive interview with FOX6 Investigator Meghan Dwyer. "I didn't steal money, I didn't sleep with any patients, I didn't act unethically," he says. "I signed an agreement so I could [...]
Psychiatrist Waldo Ellison Gives Up License After Patient Committed Suicide
The Virginian-Pilot Va. Beach psychiatrist's license to be suspended Sat. By Elizabeth Simpson October 27, 2014 The medical license of a psychiatrist who played a leading role in the treatment of a Virginia Beach man who committed suicide in 2011 will be suspended by the Virginia Board of Medicine on Saturday. Virginia Beach psychiatrist Dr. Waldo Ellison informed the board he was retiring on that date. He had appeared in an informal hearing of a board committee in September on allegations that he had violated his duty as a doctor by failing to properly diagnose attention deficit disorders and monitor [...]
Charles Parker – Psychiatrist prescribed escalating doses of Adderall – patient later committed suicide
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA.) An Increased Dosage. A Suicide Victim. Lots of Questions By Elizabeth Simpson July 26, 2014 Psychiatrist Charles Parker Two psychiatrists who prescribed escalating doses of Adderall to a Virginia Beach man who later committed suicide are being asked to defend allegations against them by the state Board of Medicine, casting new light on a case that has received national attention. Dr. Waldo Ellison and Dr. Charles Parker, both psychiatrists in Virginia Beach, are accused in Virginia Board of Medicine documents of failing to adequately diagnose attention deficit disorder and monitor the drug they used to [...]
Video – Wisconsin Sleazebag Psychiatrist Ronald Rubin Smokes Pot with Teen Patient – “He’s a nightmare,” Patient’s Mother Says. Had Sex with another Patient. Overprescribed Adderal.
fox6now.com Psychiatrist accused of smoking pot with patient, overprescribing ADD meds April 27, 2014 by Meghan Dwyer Psychiatrist Ronald Rubin MEQUON (WITI) — Even the best kids can be difficult teenagers. But Debra Wilcox doesn’t blame puberty for her daughter’s transformation. She blames something else. “I think he thought he was God,” Wilcox said. Four years ago, her daughter got hooked on Adderall, a potent amphetamine prescribed for Attention Deficit Disorder. “I had a messed up daughter after this,” Wilcox said. She was prescribed 90 milligrams a day — more than twice the maximum recommended dose for an adult. [...]
Video – News Crew Ambushes Psychiatrist – His Psych Drugged Out Patient Killed 2 Beautiful Young Girls in Car Accident
Sunshine Coast Daily (Queensland) Tribunal to decide on doc's future January 7, 2014 Psychiatrist Philip Bird A public tribunal will be held to determine whether a Sunshine Coast doctor should continue to be a licensed medical practitioner. The Medical Board of Australia has moved against Maroochydore psychiatrist Dr Philip Bird because it said it "reasonably believes that the practitioner has behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct". The decision comes 12 years after complaints first were raised about the behaviour of Dr Bird and another psychiatrist, Dr Zoran Radovic, who both attended patients in the Ward 3c mental [...]
Top Prescribing Texas Psychiatrist G.K. Ravichandran Disciplined – Used Alzheimer Drug on 8-year-old
Houston Chronicle Houston psychiatrist disciplined for prescribing anti-Alzheimer's drug to child By Lise Olsen December 21, 2013 Psychiatrist G.K. Ravichandran A Houston psychiatrist has been disciplined for improperly prescribing anti-Alzheimer's medication and other potentially dangerous drugs to an 8-year-old, according to a recent order by the Texas Medical Board. Dr. G.K. Ravichandran's prescriptions placed the unidentified child at "undue risk for experiencing complications," and the Alzheimer's drug, which is not clinically proven to be safe for children, was given without consent from the patient's mother, the board's March 2012 complaint alleged. Ravichandran, a psychiatrist who has been licensed in [...]
Harold Smith, University of Florida Psychiatrist
Gainesville Sun Medical board votes to reprimand UF professor with checkered past -- Excerpt The Florida Board of Medicine has voted unanimously to reprimand a University of Florida psychiatry professor with a history of drug and alcohol addiction for allegedly prescribing a lethal amount of Oxycontin to a patient at an Orlando area hospital. An administrative complaint by the Department of Health said Dr. Harold E. Smith failed to provide a standard of care in treating Alice Tomlinson, who died Dec. 21, 2010 after being admitted to the Central Florida Behavioral Hospital 10 [...]
Gays Now Rule Psychiatry
PsychSearch.net By Ken Kramer November 29, 2013 Homosexuality was listed as a mental disorder in the DSM (see page 44) but after psychiatrists were ridiculed and pressured by gay activists, the membership of the American Psychiatric Association voted in 1974 to remove it from the DSM. This folly of a science claimed that homosexuality was a mental disorder, but then buckled under political pressure and removed homosexuality from their Bible. How's that for science? Here are the punchlines: On May 15, Saul Levin was named the new chief executive officer and medical director of the American Psychiatric Association. He is [...]
California Psychiatrist Duke Fisher Closes Office Due to an Emergency – Yeah, He was Arrested for Drug Violations
KSBW Monterey doctor arrested in undercover prescription drug sting Dr. Duke Fisher accused of selling prescription drugs for cash Sep 05, 2013 By Brittany Nielson Psychiatrist Duke Fisher MONTEREY, Calif. — A Central Coast doctor was arrested for allegedly exchanging prescription drugs for cash, authorities said. Dr. Duke Fisher, a psychiatrist, has offices in Monterey and San Jose. He was arrested last week during an undercover operation when police said he made a deal in front of an undercover California Medical Board officer who was posing as a patient. The board received complaints about Fisher abusing prescriptions and exchanging [...]