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Solomon Wong Kee Miew – Psychiatrist Suspended for Sex with Patient

Today IMH psychiatrist suspended for affair with patient July 19, 2014 SINGAPORE — A psychiatrist at the Institute of Mental Health who initiated an affair with a patient he was seeing has been suspended from practice for 24 months, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said yesterday. Dr Solomon Wong Kee Miew, 42, started seeing the female patient in April 2011, and immediately took a liking to her as he found her attractive. He would intentionally schedule consultation sessions with the woman such that he could spend more time with her, an SMC disciplinary tribunal noted. At their sixth and final [...]

Psychiatrist Detained – Accused of Prescribing High Risk Drugs

romania-insider.com Prosecutors detain Romanian psychiatrist for illegally prescribing high-risk drugs by Irina Popescuhttp November 19, 2014 Romanian psychiatrist Bengescu Bellu Cristian Gheorghe Romanian psychiatrist Bengescu Bellu Cristian Gheorghe was detained for 24 hours on Tuesday, November 18, by prosecutors from the Anticorruption department DIICOT. He is accused of allegedly prescribing high-risk drugs without having the right to do so. “In order to obtain improper financial benefits, defendant Bengescu Bellu Cristian Gheorghe prescribed to a patient, over a period of 27 days, a high-risk drug substitution treatment of 6,840 tablets of 2.5 mg Sintalgon, although the necessary treatment for the [...]

Kyle Stewart, “Wierd” Psychiatrist, Confronted with Sexual Misconduct Charges, Agrees to Never Practice Again

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (Oklahoma) November 23, 2014 - 12:07am Former area psychiatrist surrenders medical license By Nathan Thompson Psychiatrist Kyle Stewart A former Bartlesville psychiatrist has voluntarily surrendered his medical license to state authorities in lieu of prosecution following allegations of sexual misconduct. According to documents obtained by the Examiner-Enterprise from the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, Kyle Leslie Stewart, M.D. agreed to surrender his license to practice medicine on Sept. 26 after an investigation by the medical board. Stewart’s license surrender was accepted by the state board on Nov. 6 and filed that same day. The [...]

Video: Louisiana Psychiatrist Slams Psychiatry: “All they have to offer is a pill”

KPLC 7 News Lake Charles, Louisiana Psychiatrist: Over diagnosis leads to strain on resources By Michael Cooper Nov 26, 2014 Excerpts: Dr. Dale Archer has been in practice for close to 30 years and he doesn't mind stepping on some toes. His theory may be controversial but it well worth consideration. "The biggest problem we face in mental health today is the over-diagnosis, over-medication, and over-treatment of psychiatric conditions," Archer said. Psychiatrist Dale Archer It's what Dr. Archer calls the over-medication culture. Dr. Archer questions the statistics that claim 44 million Americans have some form of mental illness. [...]

John Rigano, Psychiatrist, convicted of sexually harassing underage boys, deported

Daily Telegraph Qld sex offender found in Bali school By Gabrielle Dunlevy November 27, 2014 An Australian man with prior convictions for improper dealings with children has been caught teaching English classes in Bali and will be deported, authorities say. John Peter Domenic Rigano, 65, was caught teaching English in Kuta earlier this month in a sweep by immigration officers. In 2009, Rigano, who was then a psychiatrist, was sentenced in the Cairns District Court to nine months' jail, for indecently touching a teenage boy who was being treated for anxiety. Bali authorities found Rigano was misusing a multiple entry [...]

John Neale, Psychiatrist for 50 years, Sentenced to 40 years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes

Forsyth County News Psychiatrist convicted of child sex crimes By Kayla Robins October 19, 2014 John Neale psychiatrist FORSYTH COUNTY — A Tennessee doctor accused of sex crimes against a minor in Forsyth County was sentenced to serve 40 years in prison. According to court records, John C. Neale was convicted of three counts of child molestation that involved a 6-year-old female relative. The well-known psychiatrist from Johnson City, Tenn., was 74 at the time of his arrest in November 2012, according to an article in The Johnson City Press. “Once he was caught, other people came forward with [...]

Psychiatrist Ron Rubin: “I’m confused. I don’t get it”

AOL Doctor accused of smoking pot with patients defends reputation October 20, 2014 Psychiatrist Ron Rubin MILWAUKEE (WITI) - Smoking pot with patients - prescribing dangerous amounts of prescription drugs - even treating underage girls without their parents' consent. Those are the accusations which landed psychiatrist Dr. Ron Rubin in hot water earlier this year. Now his medical license has been "suspended indefinitely," and he's defending himself in an exclusive interview with FOX6 Investigator Meghan Dwyer. "I didn't steal money, I didn't sleep with any patients, I didn't act unethically," he says. "I signed an agreement so I could [...]

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Robert Fleury, psychiatrist, suspended for dating ex-patient

Daily Journal Psychiatrist agrees to suspension for dating ex-patient October 21, 2014 By Matt Harrelson Psychiatrist Robert Fleury PINEHURST — A psychologist (sic) who practices in Richmond and Moore counties has agreed to a 90-day suspension of his license and will pay a $10,000 fine after dating a woman he had previously treated for depression. Dr. Robert A. Fleury of Carolina Behavioral Care in Pinehurst will have his license to practice medicine suspended from Dec. 1 to March 1, according to a consent order between Fluery and the North Carolina Medical Board. He is responsible for paying the fine [...]