BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Wyoming Psych Matthew Hopkins Convicted – gets prison time for inhaling compressed air before causing head-on crash
Star Tribune Jury convicts former Wyoming psychiatrist in DUI crash Jun 21, 2018 Psychiatrist Matthew Hopkins CODY — A former Wyoming psychiatrist has been found guilty of several charges stemming from a crash that injured another person. A jury in Cody convicted Matthew Hopkins of intentional misuse of a toxic product, controlled substance DUI and aggravated assault. The Cody Enterprise reports that District Judge David Park sentenced Hopkins to 18 to 36 months of prison, with credit for a little over two months he served last summer in jail. Prosecutors said Hopkins had been inhaling compressed air before the [...]
John Wisner, Kansas Psychiatrist (and priest) – defrocked – multiple allegations of sex abuse
Kansas City Star KCK priest is defrocked years after investigation into sexual abuse allegations BY Judy L. Thomas June 21, 2018 Psychiatrist John WIsner A priest in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has been defrocked years after an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual abuse. The Rev. John H. Wisner was returned to the lay state, or laicized, by a decree issued by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, according to an announcement published May 25 in The Leaven, the archdiocesan newspaper. Naumann issued the decree on Dec. 21, the announcement said, and it was affirmed by the Vatican's [...]
Valerie Augustus, Tennessee Psychiatrist, spanked at least 10 patients with whips and riding crops
Tennessean Psychiatrist spanked patients with whips, riding crops, and called them 'mules,' officials say By Brett Kelman June 15, 2018 Psychiatrist Valerie Augustus A Memphis psychiatrist has been forced to close her office for two months and potentially lose her medical license for good after it was discovered she spanked at least 10 patients with whips and riding crops and sometimes compared them to mules. Dr. Valerie Louise Augustus, who has led Christian Psychiatrist Services for 17 years, was found to have used a riding crop – a thin whip normally used to strike horses – on the buttocks [...]
Mohamed Omar Saleh, Florida Psychiatrist – arrested for drunken driving – his specialty is “substance abuse”
Florida Times Union Jacksonville psychiatrist who specializes in substance abuse treatment charged with DUI By Jim Schoettler July 20, 2012 Psychiatrist Mohamed Omar Saleh A Jacksonville psychiatrist who specializes in substance abuse and addiction treatment was arrested Thursday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or chemical substance, police said. Mohamed Omar Saleh, 59, of Campbell Avenue was jailed on $5,000 bail after his arrest that began with a traffic stop spurred by a retired Jacksonville police officer, records show. The stop occurred on northbound Interstate 95 near Duval Road about midnight. Saleh’s arrest report said that [...]
Vicki Morrow, North Carolina Psychiatrist, violated the “ethics” of the psychiatric profession
Winston-Salem Journal Surry psychiatrist agrees to place license in inactive status By Richard Craver May 29, 2018 Psychiatrist Vicki Morrow A Surry County psychiatrist, Dr. Vicki Olivia Morrow, agreed Friday to a consent order with the N.C. Medical Board that placed her license in an inactive status. The order was made public on the board’s website Tuesday. Morrow, who lives in Westfield, worked out of her Monadnock Mind/Body Psychiatrist office in Walnut Cove. She briefly had office space with Blue Ridge Counseling Services LLC in Stuart, Va., but was not affiliate with Blue Ridge Counseling's services and operations, according [...]
Juan Fernandez III, Wisconsin Psychiatrist, sued by patient who was awarded more than $860,000 by a jury
The Washington Times 'Recovered-memory' suit yields large jury award By Cheryl Wetzstein September 04, 1999 Psychiatrist Juan Fernandez III A Wisconsin woman who accused her psychiatrist of making her think she had dozens of multiple personalities and had been sexually abused by her father was awarded more than $860,000 by a jury this week. The medical malpractice case was hailed as a victory for those who believe that "recovered-memory" therapy is false and destructive. "This is a vindication (that) this craziness was not her fault," said William Smoler, the attorney who represented Joan Hess, 47, of Wausau, Wis., in [...]
Joel Hanson, Utah Psychiatrist – accused of posing as a photographer and secretly videotaping models as they undressed – sentenced to 30 days in jail
The Associated Press June 22, 2000 Former mental health officials sentenced to jail Psychiatrist Joel Hanson Psychiatrist Joel W. Hanson, the former Davis County mental health director accused of posing as a photographer and secretly videotaping models as they undressed, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Second District Judge Pam Heffernan this week also ordered Hanson to continue his therapy with his private counselor, attend a weekly sex offender group therapy program, attend sex addicts anonymous and participate in an "intensive community sex-offender program." Hanson, 39, Centerville, was arrested July 22, about three weeks after two 21-year-old [...]
Psychiatrist Steven C. Wein, Las Vegas – charged with masturbating in a casino elevator
Las Vegas Review-Journal Suspect in lewdness case ordered held without bail Suspect accused of trying to set fire at residence of accusers By FRANCIS MCCABE May 6, 2010 Psychiatrist Steven Wein A Las Vegas psychiatrist charged with masturbating in a Strip casino elevator is being held without bail after a district judge learned he might have tried to intimidate witnesses in the case. Dr. Steven C. Wein was riding in a Monte Carlo hotel elevator with three female Arizona State University students about 6 a.m. Nov. 1 when he exposed himself in the confined space, authorities said. Wein then [...]
Edward H. Williams, Alienist, One of the Founders of the AMA, convicted of drug charges (November 18, 1934)
Alienist* - former term for psychiatrist SALT LAKE TRIBUNE FAMED DOCTOR FACES PRISON Medical Society Founder, Alienist* Convicted in Drug Charge November 18, 1934 Los Angeles, (UPI) Psychiatrist Edward H. Williams Dr. Edward H. Williams, noted psychiatrist and one of the founders of the American Medical association, today faced a maximum sentence of five years in a federal penitentiary following his conviction on charges of violation of the Harrison narcotic act. A jury in federal court convicted the noted alienist on one of the counts contained in an indictment growing out of asserted prescriptions for drugs. Dr. F.T. Cary [...]
James Watt, NY Psychiatrist – his “gas therapy” killed a patient – pleaded guilty to homicide
Midland Daily News New York Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty April 23, 2002 Psychiatrist James Watt A psychiatrist whose "gas therapy" killed a patient last year pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and agreed to stop practicing medicine in a deal that will keep him out prison. James Watt, 73, admitted that he caused the death of Leah Grove, 38, in his office on April 19, 2001. In exchange for pleading guilty Tuesday and giving up his medical license, Watt got a sentence of conditional discharge, a form of court-supervised probation. Watt had been treating Grove for mild depression. His plea [...]