MEDIA
California Psychiatrist Joel Dreyer, Serving 10 years in Prison – his drug crimes are now being blamed on his brain condition
Newser Did Our Justice System Fail a Sick Psychiatrist? CSM digs into case of convicted drug dealer Joel Dreyer By Arden Dier Oct 18, 2015 Psychiatrist Joel Dryer Excerpt: Back in the 1980s, Joel Dreyer was a devoted family man and a respected psychiatrist who testified as an expert witness in criminal trials. Today, he's serving 10 years for his stint as one of the biggest prescription drug dealers in California's Riverside County. How did it all go wrong? It started with some odd behavior around 2000 when Dreyer was 63, the California Sunday Magazine reports in a [...]
“World’s Sexiest Psychiatrist”, Theodore F. Jasper, Loses License After Sex With Patient
Wayne Patch 'World's Sexiest Psychiatrist' Loses License After Sex In Passaic County Office With N.J. Patient By Tom Davis October 26, 2015 A New Jersey psychiatrist lost his license after having sex with a patient in his office and elsewhere, according to a state Attorney General’s Office release. The complaint alleges that Theodore F. Jasper and a patient - referred to as “L.S.” - began to engage in a sexual relationship in late 2013. L.S. had been a patient of Jasper for over 10 years and had been treated largely for bipolar disorder, through the use of a variety of [...]
Michigan Psychiatrist Mamoun Dabbagh – traded prescription pills for sex with adult entertainers
Detroit News Rare harp seized in case involving shrink, sex and pimp By Robert Snell October 26, 2015 Michigan Psychiatrist Mamoun Dabbagh A Southfield psychiatrist bought a rare 19th Century harp with cash generated from his lucrative drug ring that traded prescription pills for sex with adult entertainers, according to federal court records. Federal agents seized the French harp, cash, paintings, sculptures and vases during an ongoing investigation of the psychiatrist, Mamoun Dabbagh. The U.S. Attorney’s Office asked a federal judge Monday to have the cash and antiques forfeited to the government, saying they were purchased with money from [...]
California Psychiatrist William Munn Ends 43 years of Psychiatry – Surrenders License – put public health at risk by excessively prescribing drugs to five patients
Daily Republic Psychiatrist surrenders license, ends 43-year practice By Ryan McCarthy October 30, 2015 FAIRFIELD — A psychiatrist in private practice since 1972 has surrendered his license and can no longer practice, according to the Medical Board of California, which said William Munn put public health at risk by excessively prescribing drugs to five patients. The state agency’s decision became effective at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Medical Board, on Oct. 21, adopted a settlement Munn signed with the state that included surrendering his physician and surgeon certificates and his admitting the allegations against him. Munn’s license was temporarily suspended in [...]
Paul Porter, Ontario Psychiatrist, License is on the line – Accused of Sexual misconduct with a patient – was previously accused of sexual abuse of two other women
National Post Ontario psychiatrist’s licence on the line after alleged romantic relationship with third patient By Joseph Brean September 27, 2015 Psychiatrist Paul Porter TORONTO — As a gesture of caring and affection to start their sessions, the alleged victim of a sexually abusive psychiatrist would occasionally bring him a doughnut. This detail, which prompted the woman to crack a smile, was a rare moment of levity in testimony that veered from panic to tears, as she told a tribunal how Dr. Paul Michael Porter of Ontario’s Niagara region allegedly manipulated her emotions by pledging his love, confessing private [...]
Mohammad Omar Mohabbat, Alabama Psychiatrist, pleads guilty to harassing Patient – was earlier arrested for sexual abuse of patient
Tuscaloosa News Psychiatrist pleads guilty to harassment Staff Reports October 5, 2015 Mohammad Omar Mohabbat A Northport psychiatrist has pleaded guilty to harassing a patient. Mohammad Omar Mohabbat, 76, was charged with second- degree sexual abuse and harassment in 2013. Prosecutors dismissed the sexual abuse charge and accepted a guilty plea to the harassment charge on Monday, according to court documents. He received a six-month jail sentence, which was suspended. He will instead serve one year of unsupervised probation. No details about the alleged abuse or harassment have been released or included in court documents. The victim in the [...]
China’s Gay Shock Therapy
The Guardian China's Gay Shock Therapy By Sam Wollaston October 10, 2015 A young man calling himself John goes to a hospital in the Chinese city of Tianjin and is seen by a senior psychiatrist. What seems to be the problem, she asks. John tells her he’s gay. Homosexuality may no longer be illegal or classified as a mental illness in China, as it was. But it’s not accepted by many – the authorities included. The psychiatrist tells John it’s in his mind, and outlines a range of remedies that will put him on the road to straightness. Cold showers, [...]
NAWSHAD SULEMAN, UK PSYCHIATRIST, ARRESTED – while receiving “sick pay” from government, worked in the government facility making money doing his own private work
Birmingham Mail Solihull doctor denies NHS fraud By James Cartledge September 14, 2015 Psychiatrist Nawshad Suleman A hospital psychiatrist from Solihull is to stand trial over allegations he defrauded the NHS by doing private work while he was supposedly off sick. Dr Nawshad Suleman, who was based at St Michael’s psychiatric hospital in Warwick, is also accused of misusing NHS Trust facilities for private consultations. Suleman, 64, of Beaminster Road, Solihull, pleaded not guilty at Warwick Crown Court to three charges of defrauding Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. The first charge alleges he submitted medical certificates saying he [...]
KWABENA AKUFFO-AKOTO, CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIST, SUED FOR SEX WITH PATIENT WHO WON $500,000 JUDGMENT – Psychiatrist fled country to the UK
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) September 4, 2015 Psychiatrist Kwabena Akuffo-Akoto Testimony concludes in medical lawsuit Testimony wrapped up on Thursday in Saint John Court of Queen's Bench in a civil suit against the Canadian Medical Protective Association. Michael and Shirley Shannon from the St. Stephen area are suing association to collect on a judgment of more than $500,000 against psychiatrist Kwabena Akuffo-Akoto awarded in 2004. The couple sued the doctor over sexual improprieties while Shirley Shannon was his patient. The couple could not collect the money because Akuffo-Akoto left the country. They sued the CMPA which pays for the [...]