BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Philip Ney, British Columbia Psychiatrist, Charged with Animal Cruelty
iheartradio.ca SOOKE RESIDENT DR. PHILIP NEY CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY By Sandy Hall July 19th, 2017 Psychiatrist Philip Ney Sooke resident, Dr. Philip Ney, has been charged with animal cruelty following the death of his 6 year old mix-breed dog "Star". Ney is a psychiatrist who ran for public office several times, including 2 terms as a Victoria School Board Trustee. Senior SPCA animal protection officer Erika Paul says Star appeared to have had many litters of puppies over the years, including 14 puppies in January. Paul says according to Ney only 4 puppies in the litter survived and [...]
Lee Hartman, Texas Psychiatrist, Injected Prison Inmates with LSD
Texas Tribune My grandfather was a death row doctor. He tested psychedelic drugs on Texas inmates. An Austin-based writer's quest to learn his grandfather's story leads to death row — and a little-known series of experiments that involved giving hallucinogens to inmates in the early 1960s. By Ben Hartman July 5, 2017 Editor's note: In this special contribution to The Texas Tribune, Austin writer Ben Hartman tells the story of his search for the truth about his late grandfather, a prison psychiatrist on Texas' death row who performed little-known medical experiments on inmates in the 1960s. Eusebio Martinez was polite [...]
John Stevens, English Psychiatrist, initially reluctant to help ill passenger on flight – then billed American Airlines four hours for his time
ILL British Medical Journal Doctor demands payment for helping airline passenger By Clare Dyer September 12, 1998 Psychiatrist John Stevens A doctor who answered an emergency call on a transatlantic flight will break new legal ground next month when he goes to court in a bid to force the airline to pay for his services. John Stevens, a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was returning with his family from a holiday in California in January 1997 when the call for a doctor went out over the American Airlines jet’s public address system. Dr Stevens, who divides his time between Springfield [...]
Shoichiro Kaneko, Japanese Psychiatrist, Gets 5 year prison term – negligent in plowing his car into 5 people, killing one
The Mainichi Doctor handed 5-year prison term after epileptic fit led to fatal car crash June 27, 2017 Psychiatrist Shoichiro Kaneko A doctor who plowed his car into pedestrians in downtown Tokyo in 2015 after suffering an epileptic fit, killing one of them and injuring four others, was handed a five-year prison term on June 27. The Tokyo District Court convicted the defendant, 55-year-old Shoichiro Kaneko, of dangerous driving resulting in death and injury under the Act on Punishment of Acts Inflicting Injury or Death on Others by Driving a Vehicle. Prosecutors had demanded that Kaneko be imprisoned for [...]
Faruk Abuzzahab, 85-year-old Minnesota Psychiatrist, “surrounded by controversy and complaints for decades”
Minneapolis WCCO Investigation Into Man’s Death Reveals Depth Of Minnesota’s Prescription Drug Problem By Liz Collin May 30, 2017 Psychiatrist Faruk Abuzzahab A Twin Cities family wants answers after they believe a psychiatrist went too far in prescribing medications to their son and brother. Mike Arens died 18 months ago. WCCO found the doctor writing his prescriptions has been in trouble before. WCCO investigates the psychiatrist who’s been on the state’s radar for decades and the upcoming changes to better track what medications Minnesotans take. Known for his generosity and signature smile, Mike Arens grew up the middle boy [...]
Henrik Day Poulsen, Controversial Danish Psychiatrist, gets massive criticism for “careless treatment of patients”
Translation provided by Ulrik Pedersen Avisen DK By Freja Wedenborg January 27, 2017 Psychiatrist Henrik Day Poulsen The controversial psychiatrist Henrik Day Poulsen is receiving criticism from the health care Disciplinary Board, which evaluates the complaint cases in health care. In one case he diagnosed a patient with paranoid schizophrenia after just one and a half hour consultation. This is the conclusion from the Board's decision in the complaint case, which has been publicised on the website www.sundhed.dk. Inadequate basis "it is the Disciplinary Committee's assessment that the diagnosis was made on an inadequate basis, because a conversation of [...]
Temitope Oluwagbemisola Ademola, Scottish Psychiatrist, convicted of assaulting patient , kicking her and covering her mouth to stop breathing
The Press and Journal NHS Grampian doctor suspended for assaulting disabled patient By Jon Hebditch June 8, 2017 Royal Cornhill Psychiatric Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland A former NHS Grampian doctor has been suspended after assaulting and threatening a disabled patient. Dr Temitope Oluwagbemisola Ademola has been disciplined by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) following her actions at Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen in December 2014 and January 2015. Dr Ademola was convicted in November, 2015 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court of assaulting a patient, known only as patient A, at the Bracken ward of the hospital – by kicking her on [...]
HEIDI ASHIH – Mass. Psychiatrist, Suspended Indefinitely – resigned after an investigation into allegations that a patient was living in her home
Excerpts below. Full public record COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, SS. Board of Registration in Medicine Adjudicatory Case No. 2016-011 In the Matter of HEIDI W. ASHIH, M.D. Psychiatrist Heidi Ashih FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Excerpts: Through her admission that she committed non-sexual boundary violations with a patient, the Respondent engaged in conduct that places into question her competence to practice medicine, committed misconduct in the practice of medicine, and engaged in conduct that undermines the public confidence in the integrity of the medical profession. Given the findings of fact and conclusions of law set forth by the Recommended [...]
Psycho-Psychs
Recently, several Psychs publicly attempted to label President Trump with a "mental disorder" despite the fact they've never met him, which is against their own ethics rules. The American Psychiatric Association's "Principles of Medical Ethics" says: "On occasion psychiatrists are asked for an opinion about an individual who is in the light of public attention or who has disclosed information about himself/herself through public media. ...it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion unless he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement." The APA created this rule in [...]