BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Joel Sadavoy, Toronto Psychiatrist, diagnoses without meeting or talking to person
CBC Medical college scolds psychiatrist for diagnosing local optician without meeting him By Kelly Bennett Dec 01, 2017 Toronto Psychiatrist Joel Sadavoy Ontario's medical regulator has found that a Toronto psychiatrist who wrote a critical evaluation of a Burlington optician without ever seeing or talking to him should have had consent before sharing a diagnosis. In a letter, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario told the psychiatrist not to do it again. The college wrote that the psychiatrist should have obtained consent to disclose a diagnosis to a third party. The college also said the psychiatrist, Joel [...]
Douglas Berger, American Psychiatrist in Japan Sues Reddit to reveal his online attackers
GIZMODO NEWS American Psychiatrist In Japan Sues Redditors For Talking Shit Online By Sidney Fussell January 12, 2018 In a twisting and intercontinental case of ‘mad online,’ an American psychiatrist practicing in Tokyo has filed a defamation suit against Redditors who derogated his services. In a suit filed in Florida, Dr. Douglas Berger is seeking damages in excess of $15,000, alleging libel and defamation after anonymous commenters called him a “scam artist” and “fucking maniac.” Reddit is named as a defendant in the suit. A GoFundMe page has been created to help the Redditors, unnamed in Dr. Berger’s complaint, to [...]
Robert Perez, Orange County Psychiatrist Ordered to See a Psychiatrist – “rude, unprofessional, very sarcastic and condescending”. “I am a doctor, I am the one that knows. Assholes! Bastards! I’m going to sue them assholes!”
OC Weekly Psychiatrist Dr. Robert T. Perez Ordered to See a Psychiatrist by Medical Board By Matt Coker December 26, 2017 Psychiatrist Robert Perez, 1420 E EDINGER AVE STE 123, Santa Ana, CA 92705 A Santa Ana psychiatrist's license to practice has been placed on probation for 35 months due to his ill treatment of patients, family members, an Orange County judge and a Medical Board of California investigator, according to state officials. The order for Dr. Robert T. Perez went into effect on Dec. 8. That was after Perez and his Santa Ana attorney Lee J. Retros [...]
Rand Ritchie, Pismo Beach, California, psychiatrist – disciplined twice for alcohol abuse and multiple convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol
Propublica EXAMINING MEDICARE Some Doctors Still Billing Medicare for the Most Complicated, Expensive Office Visits By Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones December 27, 2017 -- Excerpt Psychiatrist Rand Ritchie, 354 MAIN ST SUITE C PISMO BEACH, CA Also on the list is Dr. Rand Ritchie, a Pismo Beach, California, psychiatrist. He billed 1,475 visits at the highest level, or 97 percent of his Medicare office visits, in 2015. The California medical board has disciplined Ritchie twice for alcohol abuse and multiple convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol. He completed probation most recently in 2014 and currently [...]
Ralph Greenson, Psychiatrist – Marilyn Monroe Killer
Daily Mail By Caroline Howe July 26, 2015 +++ Excerpt: ...Marilyn’s psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson who gave the star a fatal injection of pentobarbital to the heart... It was a murder allegedly witnessed by ambulance attendant James C. Hall, who arrived at the film star's home and saw Monroe’s psychiatrist Dr. Greenson inject Marilyn directly into her heart with undiluted pentobarbital, brutally breaking a rib with the needle... 'There were five witnesses to Marilyn Monroe's murder', the authors write. 'Three of the five [ultimately Lawford, and ambulance attendants Hall and Liebowitz] state that Ralph Greenson was responsible'. Psychiatrist Ralph [...]
Richard Seamark, UK psychiatrist – shaky past
The Courier-Mail UK Doctor in line for top Queensland job despite shaky past Chris Clarke, Sarah Vogler December 17, 2017 9:00am Psychiatrist Richard Seamark QUEENSLAND Health has been forced to reconsider a UK doctor’s application for a plum role in Cairns Hospital after reports surfaced that a former patient in the UK was left locked in a room for weeks. The Courier-Mail understands that Dr Richard Wayne Seamark was being considered for the $400,000 role of clinical director of mental health of Cairns Hospital. This is despite his work history – which is available online – revealing he was [...]
UK psychiatrist Richard Seamark – allegedly “locked one patient in their room for several weeks”
The Australian UK doctor withdraws Qld job application By Ed Jackson December 19, 2017 Psychiatrist Richard Seamark A British psychiatrist has withdrawn his application for a crucial mental health role at Cairns Hospital, Queensland's health minister has confirmed. News Corp Australia reported that Richard Wayne Seamark was in the running for the $400,000 role of clinical director of mental health, despite his work history revealing he was banned as a company director for seven years in the UK. Dr Seamark's time running a health service in the UK had led to multiple complaints including an allegation of "locking one [...]
James Grigson, highly criticized Texas psychiatrist nicknamed “Dr. Death.”
Texas Tribune Texas district attorney who prosecuted Jeff Wood now wants him off death row The prosecutor in the death penalty case of a man who didn't kill anyone has asked the parole board and Gov. Greg Abbott to change his sentence to life in prison. By Jolie Mccullough December 7, 2017 --- Excerpt Psychiatrist James Grigson Six days before his execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped it and sent the case back to the trial court in Kerr County to review Wood’s claim that a jury was improperly persuaded to hand down a death sentence because [...]
Jacqueline Feldman, Alabama Psychiatrist, wants to monitor patients with electronic pills which transmit back to the psych’s computer
abc3340.com FDA approves first ever digital tracker pill; Psychiatrist says "may be the first step" by Patrick Thomas November 28th, 2017 Psychiatrist Jacqueline Feldman BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A digital sensor can now detect whether you take your prescriptions. The FDA has given approval for one psychiatric medicine. ABC 33/40 sat down with a psychiatrist about what this could mean for patient-doctor relationships and if it has a broader usage. The drug is Abilify MyCite. It's for people with mental illness. According to the FDA, it digitally tracks if patients are swallowing their medications. A first ever FDA approved digitally-sensored [...]
Kim Hyun Chul, Korean psychiatrist, under fire for publicly diagnosing celeb
allkpop.com SOCIAL MEDIA Psychiatrist apologizes to Yoo Ah In, then deletes all content related to the actor from Twitter By beansss November 30, 2017 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun Chul Psychiatrist Kim Hyun Chul, who previously came under fire for publicly diagnosing actor Yoo Ah In of hypomania based solely on the actor's SNS activity, has apologized for his actions. After netizens began flooding his SNS with criticism, Kim Hyun Chul posted on November 30, "Even if the truth was revealed due to criticism, it applies in the category of defamation of character... But I did not become licensed so I [...]