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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Christopher Doyle, Ontario Psychiatrist, in Hot Water – “inability to maintain a strict doctor-patient relationship”
Waterloo Region Record Cambridge doctor faces hearing by Johanna Weidner Jul 05, 2017 Ontario Psychiatrist Christopher Doyle CAMBRIDGE — A Cambridge psychiatrist is again facing allegations of professional misconduct. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario will hold a hearing to decide if Dr. Christopher Doyle committed acts of professional misconduct and if he's incompetent. A date has not yet been set. Doyle has taken a leave of absence from Cambridge Memorial Hospital while the matter is before the college. Doyle was hired by Cambridge Memorial in 2010, less than a year after being disciplined by the college [...]
Omar Hasan, WV Psychiatrist, found not credible by Board of Medicine after denying sexual relationship with patient
Register-Herald Beckley psychiatrist's license suspended due to inappropriate patient relationship By Wendy Holdren June 26, 2017 Psychiatrist Omar Hasan The West Virginia Board of Medicine has suspended for one year the license of a Beckley psychiatrist due to an inappropriate sexual relationship with a former patient. Dr. Omar Khalid Hasan of Raleigh Psychiatric Services denied the allegations, but after reviewing testimony presented at a four-day hearing, the board found “clear and convincing evidence” of the relationship. The board found that Hasan departed from the standards of acceptable medical practice in regard to his outside-the-office communications with the patient and [...]
Theodore Jasper, NJ Psychiatrist – “World’s Sexiest Psychiatrist” – License Revoked
South Passaic Daily Voice Clifton's 'World's Sexiest Psychiatrist' Loses License For Sex With Patient By Jerry DeMarco Psychiatrist Theodore F. Jasper CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton psychiatrist who had sex with a patient in his office and at her home -- for which she gave him gifts that included a "World's Sexiest Psychiatrist" pin -- had his license revoked for four years, authorities said. Theodore F. Jasper will be able to return to practice in August 2019, however: The revocation by the State Board of Medical Examiners is retroactive to 2015, when he first agreed to surrender his [...]
Arvid Linde, Aussie Psychiatrist, Surrenders License after Sex with Patient
Medical Board of Australia Former medical practitioner disqualified from applying for registration after sexual relationship with patient 02 May 2017 A former medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration after admitting to a sexual relationship with a patient. In July 2016, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) referred Dr Arvid Linde, a psychiatrist, to the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (the tribunal) alleging, among other things, that he engaged in professional misconduct in that he failed to maintain professional boundaries and inappropriately engaged in a sexual relationship with a patient. On 4 April 2017, [...]
Bruce Spittle, New Zealand Psychiatrist – 45 year career ended with criminal conviction of sexual misconduct with a patient – appeal now denied
Otago Daily Times Doctor's appeal rejected By Rob Kidd April 17, 2017 Psychiatrist Bruce Spittle A Dunedin psychiatrist found guilty of molesting a patient has failed in a bid to clear his name. Dr Bruce James Spittle's 45-year medical career ended in 2015 when he was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault after a jury trial. The now 71-year-old was sentenced to seven months' home detention by Judge Michael Crosbie in the Dunedin District Court four months later. The Crown had called for a term of imprisonment. Defence counsel Harry Waalkens QC called it ''a sad and [...]
Marco Bonetti, Italian Psychiatrist, arrested for Sexual Assault, Corruption & Embezzlement
ANSA.it Sexual abuse and fraud, arrested doctor March 29, 2017 For sexual assault , aggravated fraud , embezzlement and corruption for acts contrary to official duties, the financial police of Aosta has arrested Marco Bonetti, 63, Aosta, psychiatrist against whom it was issued an arrest warrant by the investigating magistrate. The doctor house arrest were granted. The investigations were carried out with the use of hidden cameras in outpatient studies that the USL had made available for healthcare and have documented incidents of sexual violence and bribery to psychiatric patients entrusted to his care by the NHS. "The doctor has [...]
IF PSYCHIATRY loses the confidence of society…
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 effectively to pursue its mission will be damaged.” – American Psychiatric Association, March 1993 You can file a complaint against a Psychiatrist at https://www.psychsearch.net/complaints/
NJ Psychiatrist Chowdhury Azam suspended for 5 years, overprescribed drugs
mycentraljersey.com Four Central Jersey doctors punished for overprescribing drugs By Mike Deak March 2, 2017 FRANKLIN (Somerset) - A township psychiatrist, who previously had his medical license suspended for inappropriately touching a female patient's breast, and three other Central Jersey physicians were among 31 physicians sanctioned last year by the state for allegedly overprescribing painkillers and other narcotics that can lead to addiction. Chowdhury Azam, of Edison, whose office was located on Davidson Avenue, had his license suspended for five years. The state Board of Medical Examiners has also ordered Azam to pay $42,567 in costs, payable in monthly installments [...]