BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Indian Psychiatrist Shamsundar, 83, arrested for shooting dog with an air gun
The Hindu Psychiatrist arrested for firing at stray dog Special Correspondent November 11, 2019 A psychiatrist, who retired from NIMHANS, was arrested by the Jayanagar police for allegedly firing at a stray dog on Monday morning. The accused has been identified as Dr. Shamsundar, 83. The police said he shot at the dog with an air gun thrice. Passers-by found the dog lying in a pool of blood and alerted animal right activists. Based on the complaint, the police conducted inquiries before arresting Shamsundar under various sections of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Considering his age, the police recorded [...]
Mahir Shah, Fort Mill Psychiatrist, charged with forging prescriptions
WSOCTV.COM Fort Mill doctor accused of forging prescriptions By Greg Suskin November 1, 2019 Psychiatrist Mahir Shah FORT MILL, S.C. - A Fort Mill doctor was arrested Wednesday and charged with forging prescriptions for patients at his psychiatry practice. Dr. Mahir Shah, 52, is facing multiple charges, including forging prescriptions and violating state drug laws. Shah owns Integrity Behavioral Health off Highway 160. An employee at his office said Shah was at work Thursday after being released from jail on a $1,000 bond. Channel 9's South Carolina bureau reporter Greg Suskin sorted through more than 20 separate warrants [...]
Omar Sabadia, South Africa Psychiatrist, wife killer – released from prison
IOL Wife killer Omar Sabadia granted parole release October 12, 2019 By Sameer Naik Psychiatrist Omar Sabadia Johannesburg - After serving less than half his sentence for kidnapping and killing his young wife, convicted murderer Omar Sabadia is now a free man. The Department of Correctional Services confirmed this week that the former Johannesburg psychiatrist has been released from prison on parole after serving just 21 years of his 50-year sentence at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional facility in Pretoria. “Mr Sabadia is now a parolee,” said department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo. “He was placed on parole on May [...]
Valerie Augustus, Memphis psychiatrist who used riding crop on patients now faces new charges
Tennessean Memphis psychiatrist who used riding crop on patients now faces new charges By Brett Kelman October 27, 2019 Psychiatrist Valerie Augustus A Memphis-area psychiatrist whose license was suspended last year for using a riding crop on patients could now lose her license again due to an ongoing dispute with state health licensing officials. Dr. Valerie Augustus, who runs Christian Psychiatric Services in the suburb of Germantown, was forced to close her clinic last June after a medical discipline trial proved to the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners that she had used a riding crop or a whip [...]
Greg Lydall, ‘Abhorrent and disgusting’ Guernsey Psychiatrist jailed for indecent images of children
ITV 'Abhorrent and disgusting' psychiatrist jailed in Guernsey for indecent images of children October 31, 2019 Psychiatrist Greg Lydall Former States psychiatrist Greg Lydall has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for four counts of possessing indecent images of children and seven counts of making indecent images of children. The 44-year-old had pleaded guilty to the offences earlier this year, which involved nearly 5000 indecent images of children. More than 4000 pictures were ‘pseudo images’, which are computer generated images and more than 700 were described as ‘live’ images, which means real images of children. The court [...]
Newburyport Psychiatrist Keith Ablow – harassment prevention order compels him to stay away from his former assistant
The Salem News Ablow hearing on harassment order suspended By Dave Rogers Staff September 18, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow NEWBURYPORT — Former Fox News contributor and local psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow was in Newburyport District Court on Wednesday afternoon hoping a judge would not extend a harassment prevention order taken out against him by a former assistant in late August. The Aug. 29 order, which compels Ablow to stay at least 25 yards away from his former assistant, was set to expire Wednesday unless a judge extended it for up to a year. The same order bans him [...]
Anand Madhukarro Choudhary, Caloundra Psychiatrist, forged prescription so he could get two boxes of erectile dysfunction drugs
Daily Mail Embarrassed doctor struggling with a lack of libido forged colleague's signature to prescribe himself 96 erectile dysfunction tablets By Kelsey Wilkie September 17, 2019 Psychiatrist Anand Choudhary A highly respected doctor who was having problems in the bedroom was caught forging his colleague's signature to prescribe himself erectile dysfunction tablets. Dr Anand Madhukarro Choudhary, 45, pleaded guilty to fraud, attempted fraud and stealing in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The consultant psychiatrist had been working at a health clinic in Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast when his pride drove him to steal two scripts from [...]
Greg Lydall, States of Guernsey psychiatrist, has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children
ITV NEWS Former States of Guernsey psychiatrist admits making indecent images of children August 29, 2019 Psychiatrist Greg Lydall A psychiatrist formerly employed by the States of Guernsey has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children. Dr Greg Lydall pleaded guilty to 11 charges at Guernsey Royal Court. The court heard that some of the images found fell into the most severe category. He will be sentenced on 31 October. The Committee for Health and Social Care wants to reassure the public that Dr Lydall did not come into contact with minors during his employment [...]
Soon K. Kim, Southfield Michigan Psychiatrist, targeted in a multi-million dollar lawsuit
Psychiatrist Soon K. Kim Ventura County Star Jury asked to give $30 million-plus in Vista del Mar sexual misconduct trial Tom Kisken August 7, 2019 Three women who allege they were victims of sexual battery at Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital should together receive more than $30 million in damages, a lawyer said in closing arguments. The women are suing the Ventura psychiatric hospital, parent company Signature Healthcare Services and the hospital’s former mental health worker Juan Valencia. They allege Valencia committed sexual acts with each of them in 2013 before he was fired by Vista del Mar. [...]
Aliveni Ramanujam, UK Psychiatrist, struck off for serious misconduct
Times & Star Failings that led to the downfall of Mind in West Cumbria By Lucy Jenkinson August 26, 2019 Psychiatrist Aliveni Ramanujam The true extent of failings within a West Cumbrian mental health charity which has been forced to close have now been revealed. A child sex offender and a shamed former doctor who had been struck off by the General Medical Council were among those involved with Mind in West Cumbria. It has also been claimed that complaints were not dealt with appropriately by the charity’s former chairman Dr Brian Campbell. Lee Visick of Workington, a [...]