SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
“Sexual misconduct is particularly damaging to the reputation of psychiatry because the damages to patients which result are mental and emotional in nature. If psychiatry loses the confidence of society, its ability to pursue its mission will be damaged.”
American Psychiatric Association
Approved by the Board of Trustees
March 1993
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Psychiatrists Statistically are the Worst
The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT) Vermont psychiatrists disciplined at higher rate By Stephen Kiernan May 26, 2002 The woman was in a vulnerable state. She turned to a psychiatrist for help. Instead of receiving therapy, the patient wound up having sex with the doctor. The experience left her "damaged," said Torin Togut of Vermont Protection and Advocacy. "The clinical relationship and the sexual relationship cannot co-exist. It is clearly improper." Physician ethics prohibit it. Worse still, the problem extended beyond one woman. Her experience remains confidential, so later patients never learned about her psychiatrist's conduct. The case is not [...]
William W. Wood, Illinois psychiatrist, “immediate danger to the public”, sex with patient, his license was previously revoked in Wisconsin – sex with patient
ROCKFORD (WREX) Rockford psychiatrist suspended after allegations of sexual misconduct By Audrey Moon January 27, 2015 A Rockford psychiatrist is immediately suspended after he is accused of inappropriately prescribing medications and being involved in sexual misconduct with several female patients, according to a notice of temporary suspension from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The notice states Dr. William W. Wood is suspended as allegations against him "constitute an immediate danger to the public." The notice details accusations that Wood violated boundaries with several female patients at his practice by sending text messages of a personal [...]
William Kafin, Illinois Psychiatrist, accused of immoral conduct
Chicago Tribune State suspends license of suburban psychiatrist because of alleged relationship with patient By Alexandra Chachkevitch February 1, 2013 The license of a psychiatrist practicing in Glenview and Skokie has been suspended for at least three years because of an alleged sexual relationship with a 19-year-old female patient more than 10 years ago, according to state officials. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation states that it revoked William Joel Kafin’s medical license in December, according to the department’s monthly report published Wednesday. As part of the punishment, the department also fined Kafin $5,000. Kafin’s lawyer, Michael K. [...]
Monissa Solberg, Rhode Island Psychiatrist, surrenders license over ‘intimate relationship’ with patient
Providence Journal Providence psychiatrist surrenders license over ‘intimate relationship’ with patient By G. Wayne Miller August 30, 2018 Psychiatrist Monissa Solberg PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Psychiatrist Monissa Solberg has agreed to voluntarily surrender her license to practice medicine in Rhode Island following a state Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline investigation that concluded that she “had an intimate relationship with an existing patient,” according to the Department of Health. Under the terms of a consent order signed earlier this month by Solberg and Health Department director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the psychiatrist has agreed to surrender her license no later than [...]
Psychiatrist John Matt Dorn aka James Hitchcock Ochiltree – Sexual Harassment
Bangor Daily News Investigator says woman’s claims of sexual harassment against former psychiatrist have merit By Abigail Curtis April 27, 2013 BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Bath woman has reasonable grounds to claim that she was subject to a hostile environment in public accommodations when her therapist allegedly subjected her to sexual comments and unwelcome touching, according to an investigator with the Maine Human Rights Commission. The counselor is denying his former patient’s allegations. The psychiatrist in question, Dr. John Matt Dorn of Brunswick — who now goes by the name James Hitchcock Ochiltree — had his license suspended in April [...]
Psychiatrist Joseph Jurand, West Virginia, sexually assaulted 15-year-old girl who was interested in Psychiatry
Herald-Mail Trial date set for Jefferson County psychiatrist on sex assault charges By Richard F. Belisle May 8, 2013 Psychiatrist Joseph Jurand CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — An Oct. 15 trial date has been set for a Jefferson County psychiatrist who was indicted by a county grand jury in April on felony sexual assault and abuse charges in a case involving a 15-year-old girl, Assistant Prosecutor Hassan Rasheed said Wednesday. Joseph Anthony Jurand, 60, of 6145 Shepherdstown Pike in Shenandoah Junction, W.Va., is charged with two counts of sexual assault in the third degree and one count of sexual [...]
Edward Rossario, Florida Psychiatrist, Sentenced for Sex with Patient
Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel PSYCHIATRIST SENTENCED FOR SEX WITH PATIENT April 2, 1978 ORLANDO — A Daytona Beach psychiatrist who admitted having sexual affair with a patient was placed on three years probation yesterday by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners, which rejected a recommendation of harsher punishment. Just before board members cast the final vote on his probation. Dr. Edward J. Rossario told them in tear-choked halting English that, "Any decision by the board could not he any more punishment than I have suffered in my heart." The decision ended a four-year ordeal for Rossario, a Cuban [...]
Harmadan Singh, UK Psychiatrist, “Tried to Manipulate My Mind”
Welwyn Hatfield Times Sex assault doctor ‘was trying to manipulate my mind’ says victim March 25, 2013 By David Burke Psychiatrist Harmadan Singh A woman who was sexually assaulted by a psychiatrist at the QE2 Hospital in WGC has accused her tormentor of trying to manipulate her mind. Shamed Dr Harmadan Singh was spared jail by a judge, but told he was unlikely to ever practice again. Jurors heard the 67-year-old had touched the patient in a sexual way during a consultation, and had made her undress. The assault was branded a “breach of trust” which caused the 30-year-old [...]