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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David Cardwell, Austin Psychiatrist, charged with felonious sexual assault of a patient
American-Statesman Police: Psychiatrist sexually assaulted patient March 8, 2013 By Ciara O'Rourke Psychiatrist David Cardwell An Austin psychiatrist accused of raping a longtime patient has been charged with sexual assault, a second-degree felony. David Cardwell, 64, saw the patient in January because her husband was concerned about her mental health, saying that she had been depressed, according to an affidavit for Cardwell’s arrest. Cardwell gave the woman two pills that made her feel groggy before he put her head on his chest and ran his hands through her hair and over her back, the affidavit says. He later put [...]
Edward Hallowell, Mass. Psychiatrist, “Expert on ADHD”, charged with grabbing butt
WCVB Edward Hallowell, noted psychiatrist, charged with indecent assault Hallowell a specialist in ADD, ADHD May 11, 2015 Psychiatrist Edward Hallowell WALTHAM, Mass. — A noted specialist in the fields of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is facing charges related to the alleged groping of a woman. Dr. Edward M. Hallowell, who was in Waltham District Court on Monday for a hearing on the charge of indecent assault, is accused of squeezing the buttocks of a makeup artist last October. Watch NewsCenter 5's report Hallowell, a psychiatrist and instructor at Harvard Medical School, was videotaping an [...]
Sridhar Yaratha, Virginia VA psychiatrist, in hot water In three states, Suspended in West Virginia and Iowa amid allegations of alcoholism and sexual misconduct – in Virginia involved in violence against patient
Virginian Pilot State doctor arranged for one mental health patient to attack another, federal judge rules By Scott Daugherty August 6, 2018 Psychiatrist Sridhar Yaratha A doctor at a state mental hospital arranged for one patient to attack another at least three times, a federal judge has ruled. In return, according to court testimony, the attacker was rewarded with extra food, alcohol and drugs. Following a seven-day trial in Norfolk, U.S. District Judge Henry C. Morgan Jr. ordered two former staff members of Central State Hospital in Petersburg to pay $385,000 in damages, plus interest. In a 31-page opinion, he [...]
NY Psychiatrist Surendra Johri Arrested Again for Sex Abuse
WSYR Utica Psychiatrist Arrested Again For Sex Abuse by Dave Smith Utica, N.Y.- Utica Police have arrested and filed additional sex crime charges against local psychiatrist Surendra Johri. Psychiatrist Surendra Johri Police has charged him with two counts of forcible touching and two counts of sexual abuse. The charges stem from an alleged incident that was brought to the attention of the Utica Police Department and the Justice Center after the announcement of Johri’s prior arrest for sexual abuse last month that involved a different victim. This most recent arrest stems from incidents in 2017 at Community Health Behavior [...]
Ontario Psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski brought shame to his “profession” – Imprisoned for sex assault on 16 people and voyeurism
THE CANADIAN PRESS Public reprimand for Ontario doctor who ‘brought shame to the profession’ through sexual abuse By Diana Mehta January 23, 2017 Psychiatrist - Stanley Dobrowolski TORONTO — Ontario’s medical watchdog has issued a scathing reprimand against a psychiatrist who sexually abused multiple patients over more than a decade, saying the man brought shame to the profession. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario said Dr. Stanley Thomas Dobrowolski caused “deep anguish and lasting harm” to many patients for “selfish and perverse gratification.” Dobrowolski had appeared before the committee four times since 1994 but only had his [...]
Allan Khitab – Psychiatrist arrested again – long history of sexually abusing boys
DurhamRegion.com More sex abuse charges laid against former Cambridge hospital psychiatrist By Record Staff September 29, 2014 Psychiatrist Allan Khitab KITCHENER — A disgraced former Cambridge Memorial Hospital psychiatrist dogged for three decades by accusations of sexual abuse is facing another charge. Allan Khitab, 76, was arrested Friday and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference related to allegations involving one of his patients in the 1990s. The alleged victim is a male who was under the age of 14, police said. Khitab is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14. In July, he was ordered to stand [...]
TV psychiatrist Keith Ablow denies sexual contact accusations
Salem News Psychiatrist denies allegations By Paul Leighton Psychiatrist Keith Ablow SALEM — The psychiatrist who has been accused of engaging in sexual contact with a patient denied the accusations on Monday. Dr. Keith Ablow said there is no truth to the allegations in a lawsuit filed last week by a Salem woman in Newburyport Superior Court. He said the woman was the subject of a no-trespassing order sent by his lawyer two years ago ordering her to stop harassing him. "I categorically deny each and every allegation," Ablow said. The lawsuit alleges that Ablow engaged in "physical sexual [...]
Sergio Paradiso, Iowa Psychiatrist, Escapes Sex with Patient Lawsuit – But Surrendered License Previously
Courthouse News Psychiatrist's Off-Duty Tryst Won't Cost Iowa By Jeff D. Gorman January 15, 2015 Psychiatrist Sergio Paradiso (CN) - A woman who began a sexual relationship with a university psychiatrist after she stopped seeing him professionally can't pursue a malpractice claim against his employer or the state of Iowa, an appeals panel ruled. Sonni Giudicessi was a patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) Eating Disorder Program three times from 2008 to 2009. She was treated for anorexia, depression and alcohol abuse. Dr. Sergio Paradiso was one of her psychiatrists, and she talked with him [...]