BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Lewis Moonie, UK psychiatrist, quits Labour Party after complaints of transphobia
Independent Labour peer Lord Moonie quits party in row over transgender rights By Andrew Woodcock May 15, 2019 Psychiatrist Lewis Moonie A Labour peer has quit the party in a row over transgender rights. Lord Moonie was suspended after an investigation was launched into complaints of alleged transphobia. But he announced he was instead resigning to "save them the trouble" and would "carry on campaigning for women". As Lewis Moonie, the psychiatrist and community medicine specialist was Labour MP for Kirkcaldy from 1987 to 2005 and served as defence minister under Tony Blair. He was awarded a life peerage [...]
Psychiatrist Keith Ablow, Suspended by State of Massachusetts – three young female patients say he sexually abused them
The Daily News State suspends Port psychiatrist Keith Ablow's medical license By Dave Rogers May 16, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow NEWBURYPORT – The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine indefinitely suspended the medical license of nationally known psychiatrist and author Dr. Keith Ablow Wednesday, concluding he posed an "immediate and serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare." Ablow, 57, who has an office on Water Street in Newburyport, is accused in civil lawsuits of engaging in sexual misconduct and other disturbing activities with patients. Specifically, he is facing allegations from three young women who sought him out [...]
Napa Psychiatrist Michael Cosgrove put on probation for seven years – stumbled to work drunk
Sacramento Bee California psychiatrist ‘depressed’ by Trump 2016 win stumbled to work drunk, board says By Jared Gilmour May 16, 2019 California’s medical board put a Napa psychiatrist on probation for seven years after he admitted to stumbling to work drunk the day after President Donald Trump’s election because he was “depressed” by the outcome, board records say. Dr. Michael Cosgrove, a staff psychiatrist at Napa State Hospital, showed up to work on Nov. 9, 2016, walking unsteadily and with difficulty keeping his balance — and a police officer who noticed Cosgrove’s behavior stopped him to ask if he’d been [...]
Cesar Benitez, El Cajon, CA psychiatrist, “Chief of Staff” Alvarado Parkway Institute – specialty? Girl Hitting
Psychiatrist Cesar Benitez Psychiatrist Cesar Benitez is the "Chief of Staff" at Alvarado Parkway Institute. He has a criminal history of girl hitting. See California Board of Medicine accusation. See page 4: he consumed large amounts of alcohol and was arrested for domestic violence in 2015 In 2016, he was convicted of battery of a current or former significant other. In 2017, police investigated a report of a woman yelling for help. Benitez was again arrested for domestic violence. "She had a blood nose and bruising to her face". The Medical Board of California now plans to hold a [...]
Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur, Ohio, Jailed – “investigators say he lied to obtain prescriptions for a family member”
WFMJ Poland psychiatrist jailed, accused of lying to get prescription By Mike Gauntner May 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur A Poland psychiatrist was booked into the Mahoning County jail Monday after investigators say he lied to obtain prescriptions for a family member. The Mahonng County Grand Jury indicted 61-year-old Dr. Pradeep Mathur on charges of deception to obtain and dangerous drug, violation of drug database laws, and illegal processing of drug documents. According to the indictment, Dr. Mathur allegedly lied to obtain Amrodafinil, also known as Nuvigil, a Schedule IV controlled substance. Medicineplus.gov, an online database of medications, describes [...]
Rui Mendel, New Zealand psychiatrist, fined $5,000 for making a throat-slitting gesture towards a colleague
NZ Herald Doctor censured following number of unprofessional behaviour incidents, including cut-throat gestures May 1, 2019 Psychiatrist Rui Mendel A psychiatrist has been censured after he was found to have behaved unprofessionally towards two patients and colleagues during his practice. Doctor Rui Mendel was found to make a throat-slitting gesture towards a colleague but while the action was found to be misconduct, a tribunal said it did not warrant disciplinary action. The psychiatrist was also found to have misled a patient's mother, behaved inappropriately towards colleagues and kept inadequate notes in relation to a 2014 case. Details were published [...]
Emine Ozdemir, Turkish Psychiatrist, says she is under investigation for membership in a terrorist organization
TurkeyPurge Psychiatrist under investigation over therapy services to victims of Erdogan’s purge by TurkeyPurge May 6, 2019 Turkish Psychiatrist Emine Ozdemir Turkish psychiatrist said she was taken under investigation on charge of membership to a terrorist organization and that the prosecutor’s evidence include her professional counselling as well. I was told yesterday that a legal case was opened against me. The accusation is being a terrorist organization by providing psychological support to those dismissed under post-coup emergency decrees; having an account at Bank Asya; and spending my vacation at Kizilcahamam,” Ozdemir tweeted Sunday. The psychiatrist also said she was [...]
Hayley Pinto, UK psychiatrist, carried away by cops after lying down to form a road block – delayed patients reaching hospital
The Sun ECO DOC SLAMMED Rich NHS doctor blasted after climate change protest ‘wastes public cash’ and ‘delays patients’ By Rob Pattinson and Jonathan Reilly April 22, 2019 Psychiatrist Hayley Pinto A WEALTHY NHS doctor charged over the London climate protests was rapped for wasting public cash. Dr Hayley Pinto, 51, was carried away by cops after lying down to form a road block. She was condemned after Extinction Rebellion protesters delayed patients reaching hospital and took up stretched cops’ time. Peter Bone MP said: “To take so much police manpower from crimes is madness. "It’s a waste of [...]
John Strunk, Dothan Psychiatrist, raided by DEA
Dothan Eagle DEA raids local psychiatrist Dr. J. Chris Strunk’s Dothan office By Jay Hare April 24, 2019 Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal agents raided the office of Dothan psychiatrist Dr. John Christopher Strunk Wednesday morning, but officials have not given a reason for the probe. The Dothan Eagle has contacted the DEA’s Atlanta division for comment, but one was not immediately provided. Both the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and U.S. Attorney General’s Office confirmed agents executed a search warrant at the location but declined further comment. About 20 federal agents with [...]
Bosnian Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic, war criminal, prison sentence extended from 40 years to life
The Telegraph Sentence increased to life for wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic By Nick Squires March 20, 2019 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to life in prison after a UN court rejected his appeal and increased his original sentence of 40 years behind bars. Karadzic was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by a UN tribunal in The Hague in 2016 and was handed a 40-year jail sentence. But after hearing his appeal, in which he claimed that the persecution and expulsion of Croats and Muslims was [...]