BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Rikki Lynn Halavonich, South Carolina Psychiatrist, “expert witness”, arrested on allegations she filed a false police report, claiming she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted
Aiken Standard (South Carolina) Psychiatrist arrested for filing false allegations By Karen Daily April 20, 2009 Psychiatrist Rikki Lynn Halavonic A board-certified Charleston forensic psychiatrist qualified in the court system as an expert witness has been arrested in Aiken on allegations she filed a false police report last week, claiming she was kidnapped in downtown Aiken and sexually assaulted, officials said. Rikki Lynn Halavonich, of Majestic Oak Drive in Charleston, was arrested less than a week after she reportedly went to Public Safety with the allegations. Early on the morning of April 14, police said Halavonich contacted investigators, claiming [...]
Psychiatrist Edwin Hall, Albuquerque Psychiatrist, under investigation, government alleges that 36 patients died while in his “care”
Albuquerque Journal AG probing deaths of 36 patients in doctor’s care By Marie C. Baca September 10, 2018 Psychiatrist Edwin Hall A search warrant served by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division alleges that 36 patients died while in the care of an Albuquerque psychiatrist over a six-year period. Edwin B. Hall ran a now-closed practice at 1709 Girard Blvd. NE. He has not been charged with a crime, and the warrant states that investigations into 30 of the 36 deaths are ongoing. Six of the deaths were allegedly the result of overdoses, according to the [...]
Richard Michaelson, Iowa Psychiatrist, substance abuse problems
Muscatine Journal (Iowa) Muscatine doctor faces sanctions April 9, 2008 MUSCATINE, Iowa -- A psychiatrist from Muscatine has had his license indefinitely suspended, officials from the Iowa Board of Medicine said this morning. Richard Michaelson of Muscatine, who was placed on indefinite probation in December, has now had his license suspended for failing to follow orders of the board issued because of substance abuse problems. Specifically, Michaelson consumed alcohol, did not comply with a drug screening program, did not attend required counseling sessions and did not pay his fine, among others. He could not be reached immediately this morning for [...]
Prashanth Puspanathan, Aussie Psychiatrist, “I don’t plan on being in conventional psychiatry for the rest of my life. The psychedelic sphere is where I see promise for the future.”
Psychiatrist Prashanth Puspanathan John puts The Passion of the Christ soundtrack on the stereo and lies on the single bed in this Melbourne house. He's a 37-year-old engineer working in the renewable energy sector, and not at all savvy about street deals, so he bought his dose of cactus, which contains mescaline, on the dark web. He takes it without ceremony, then talks to his therapist about how he's been feeling. When he starts to feel a vague effect of the drug in his thighs, John puts on his eye shades and waits for the first wave to hit. [...]
Nigel Strauss, Aussie Psychiatrist, wants to experiment on subjects with Psychedelic drugs
abc.net.au The hidden world of underground psychedelic psychotherapy in Australia By Jenny Valentish August 30, 2018 Psychiatrist Nigel Strauss John puts The Passion of the Christ soundtrack on the stereo and lies on the single bed in this Melbourne house. He's a 37-year-old engineer working in the renewable energy sector, and not at all savvy about street deals, so he bought his dose of cactus, which contains mescaline, on the dark web. He takes it without ceremony, then talks to his therapist about how he's been feeling. When he starts to feel a vague effect of the drug in [...]
Irish Psychiatrist claims he can convert gay people to heterosexuality
Belfast Telegraph Belfast psychiatrist Miller to face cash dealings probe behind closed doors By Kim Pilling 18 April 2013 Psychiatrist Paul W. Miller Belfast psychiatrist Dr Paul Miller, a former health adviser to ex-Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Iris Robinson, is alleged to have taken, or attempted to have taken, financial advantage of a patient on a number of occasions between 2004 and 2010. The General Medical Council, which brought the case against Dr Miller, successfully applied for the entire hearing in Manchester to proceed in private. The case before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) had been in [...]
Raymond Kam, Boston Psychiatrist, barred from practicing – says 16-year-old patient suffered from “evil spirits”
The Boston Globe Doctor barred for 'spiritual diagnosis'; Sought to convert troubled teen and failed to report alleged abuse By Evan Allen May 11, 2013 Psychiatrist Raymond Kam A Boston Children's Hospital psychiatrist who became convinced his 16-year-old patient suffered from "evil spirits" and appointed himself as her spiritual mentor has been barred from practicing medicine, according to the state Board of Registration in Medicine. Raymond W. Kam gave the girl a cross to wear in exchange for a different, undisclosed religious symbol she had on; he also took her to church with him and let her stay [...]
Gerald Klee, Psychiatrist, did LSD Experiments on U.S. Soldiers
UPI Psychiatrist in Army LSD experiments dies March. 9, 2013 Psychiatrist Gerald Klee Gerald D. Klee, a psychiatrist involved in secret research in which U.S. soldiers were given LSD in the 1950s, has died in Maryland, his family said. He was 86. Klee, an expert on the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, died Sunday of complications from surgery at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, north of Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun reported. The psychiatrist made headlines in 1975 when he confirmed the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Psychiatric Institute was involved in [...]
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 [...]
Seamus Ó Flaithbheartaigh, Irish Psychiatrist – Bites Cops – To Be Sentenced Next Month
The Irish Times Psychiatrist who bit gardaí to be sentenced next month Consultant employed by HSE in Limerick had to be restrained before arrest Mar 27, 2013 Psychiatrist Seamus O Flaithbheartaigh A consultant psychiatrist employed by the HSE [Irish health agency] who bit two gardaí [police officers] and a bar worker after he was arrested following a night out socialising in Limerick is to be sentenced next month. Seamus Ó Flaithbheartaigh (51), from Castlemara, Annacotty, who is employed by the HSE in Limerick, had to be restrained before gardaí arrested him on Denmark Street on July 7th last. He [...]