MEDIA
Eleven psychiatrists disciplined at Japanese hospital – fraudulent applications. Largest newspaper in the world “astounded by the lack of morals”
The Yomiuri Shimbun Weed out fraudulent applications for special status of designated psychiatrist April 21, 2015 Executives of St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital bow in apology during a news conference in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 15. (The Asahi Shimbun) Executives of St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital bow in apology during a news conference in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 15. (The Asahi Shimbun)[/caption] We are astounded by the lack of morals of people engaged in medical services at a hospital. It is vital that a thorough investigation is conducted into whether inappropriate medical examinations [...]
Anthony Claxton, Texas Psychiatrist, Scheduled to retire in 76 days, But Resigns instead to avoid facing Disciplinary Charges for accepting $231,000 from Drug Company
Texas Tribune Terrell State Psychiatrists Resign After Accusations by Ryan McCrimmon April 17, 2015 Psychiatrist Anthony Claxton Two psychiatrists at Terrell State Hospital resigned this week after being told they would face disciplinary action for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from a pharmaceutical company to promote the drug Seroquel, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. According to agency documents, Dr. Anthony Claxton, the hospital's clinical director, and Dr. Lisa Perdue, a psychiatrist, received large amounts of money from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to promote the company’s drugs to other doctors and state regulators. Claxton and Perdue [...]
Scientologist radio show guest called shock treatment “barbaric” – so psychiatrist sued him – for $1M – claimed remarks made him impotent (psychiatrist had performed 45,000 shock treatments)
Fort Lauderdale News SHOCKED! Psychiatrists Claims Scientologists' criticism made him impotent By Stephen d'Oliveira Staff Writer November 19, 1980 Electric Personality A West Palm Beach psychiatrist is suing the controversial Church of Scientology for more than $1 million, claiming verbal attacks by church officials harmed his reputation and made him sexually impotent. Dr. Lionel Blackman, a staff psychiatrist for Lake Hospital in Lake Worth, names the Churches of Scientology of Florida and California, a Scientologist minister and the Committee for the Protection of Patients' Rights as defendants in the trial, which began yesterday in Broward Circuit Court. The suit, [...]
Ravi Shenava, 64-year-old Canadian psychiatrist, charged with sexual assault
Blackburn News Psychiatrist Accused Of Sexual Assault By Matt Weverink April 23, 2015 A 64-year-old man is charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident at a psychiatrist’s office. Police say a 28-year-old woman attended Windsor police headquarters on January 30, 2015 to report an incident that took place earlier that same day. On March 9, 64-year-old Ravi Shenava showed up at police headquarters and was charged with one count of sexual assault in connection with the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Windsor police or Crime Stoppers. Ravi Shenava
Duc Qui Nguyen, CA psychiatrist, arrested for grand theft
Los Angeles Times DOCTOR ACCUSED OF MEDI-CAL FRAUD PLEADS NOT GUILTY By LESLIE BERKMAN October 28, 1993 State authorities have accused a psychiatrist of operating a Medi-Cal mill in the Westminster Vietnamese community, defrauding the state of more than $1 million. Dr. Duc Qui Nguyen, who was arrested Sunday at his Anaheim Hills home, has pleaded not guilty to charges that include grand theft, submitting false Medi-Cal claims to the state and writing prescriptions for controlled substances without sufficient medical cause. The charges were filed in Orange County Superior Court by the state Attorney General's Office. Don Kennedy, a supervising [...]
Steven Taylor, psychiatrist, booked into jail – child pornography
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Psychiatrist arrested on child porn counts April 11, 2008 Psychiatrist Steve Taylor COVINGTON - Deputies arrested a psychiatrist Thursday accused of downloading pornographic images of children on his computer, the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office reported Friday. Deputies seized the computer of Dr. Steven Taylor, 68, 420 First Ave. E., Covington, and found 107 images of nude children under age 17, according to a written statement from the Sheriff's Office. At this time, investigators don't believe the images are of local children, deputies said. Taylor was booked into the St. Tammany Parish jail on 107 [...]
Sellmann Charles Schulz, Univ. of Minnesota Psychiatry Department Chairman, Steps Down over controversial drug trials research on human subjects
Star Tribune U of Minnesota psychiatry chief steps down after concerns about research protocols By Jeremy Olson April 9, 2015 Psychiatrist Sellmann Charles Schulz The University of Minnesota is replacing its Psychiatry Department chairman following an external review that identified subpar safety protocols in research involving human subjects and a legislative audit that chastised the department for its recruitment of a troubled man who later died by suicide in a schizophrenia drug trial. While Dr. Charles Schulz will continue clinical care and research in the department he has led since 1999, Thursday’s announcement that he is stepping down reflects [...]
Adolfo Hernandez, Psychiatrist, arrested after a 13-month investigation, faces up to 20 years in prison for dispensing drugs without a prescription
The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) Physician is jailed on drug charges; Psychiatrist facing 8 counts of unlawfully dispensing painkiller By Katie Merlie March 22, 2008 An Indianapolis psychiatrist was arrested Friday at his Noblesville home after a federal grand jury indicted him on eight counts of dispensing medicine without a prescription. Dr. Adolfo P. Hernandez, 67, is charged with eight counts of unlawfully dispensing the painkiller Percocet, according to Timothy M. Morrison, acting U.S. attorney for the Indianapolis-based district. Hernandez allegedly dispensed the drug outside the scope of his medical practice and not for legitimate medical purposes, Morrison said. Federal law [...]
Stanley Russell, psychiatrist, no longer can prescribe addictive drugs
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) Physician's penalty not adequate, critics say By Jimmie E. Gates April 20, 2008 Psychiatrist no longer can prescribe addictive drugs, must submit to review A Brandon psychiatrist who has been scrutinized over three decades for allegedly prescribing large quantities of addictive narcotics should not be allowed to continue practicing even with new restrictions, the mothers of two former patients say. But Dr. Stanley Russell, responding to the women and anyone else calling for his license to be suspended or revoked, said last week, "They're idiotic. The medical board has ruled. It's over and done with. I'm [...]
Roger J. Palmieri, psychiatrist, sued by patient who alleges she was seduced during “therapy” sessions
Los Angeles Times ORANGE COUNTY FOCUS: NEWPORT BEACH; SUIT SAYS PSYCHIATRIST SEDUCED HIS PATIENT October 27, 1993 A psychiatrist who was suspended from practicing after allegations of drug possession and professional misconduct has been sued by a female patient who alleged she was seduced during therapy sessions. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, Vicki Sauer, 35, of Newport Beach alleged that Dr. Roger J. Palmieri implant(ed) in her mind that she was not ready to be in a relationship with anyone except" the psychiatrist. Palmieri has generally denied the allegations. His attorney, Clifton Peters, could not [...]