MEDIA
Psych’s Proposed Law Leaked in Australia – Allows Kids to Consent to Shock Treatment and Brain Surgery – Yo People Down Under! Take this OUT!
The Sunday Times (Australia) October 13, 2013 Kids get to choose MENTAL HEALTH LAWS LEAKED By SONIA KOHLBACHER CONTROVERSIAL laws that will allow teenagers to consent to electro-shock therapy and brain surgery will go ahead, a leaked WA Government memo reveals. A briefing for Mental Health Minister Helen Morton ahead of the Bill's introduction to parliament this week concedes new laws allowing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and psychosurgery to be performed on children without their parents' consent, subject to approval by a special medical tribunal, will polarise West Australians. ``Some stakeholders such as the Citizens' Commission on Human Rights (an organisation [...]
Video – FOX News Psychiatrist Keith Ablow Ripped by Stephen Colbert Over Obama Diagnosis
The Huffington Post Colbert Mercilessly Mocks Fox News Psychiatrist For Obama Diagnosis By Ross Luippold May 22, 2013 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow Stephen Colbert took aim at Fox News' resident psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow on last night's "Colbert Report." In response to Ablow diagnosing President Obama with a "victim mentality" that could be traced back to his father's abandonment, Colbert took a tongue-in-cheek approach to proving what a ridiculous diagnosis Ablow dished out. "We've seen this sad story too many times: African-American males without role models go onto become president and give everyone healthcare," Colbert joked. "One must ask, how [...]
Buffalo, NY Psychiatrist Dham Gupta License Revoked – Offered to Pay Patients to Find him Sex Partners
Buffalo News Buffalo-area psychiatrist’s license revoked for behavior By Henry Davis October 24, 2013 Psychiatrist - Dham Gupta A Buffalo-area psychiatrist whose medical license was suspended for attempting to enlist two patients to help him find sex partners has now had his license revoked. An administrative review board for professional medical conduct, at the request of the state Health Department, overturned the suspension penalty for Dr. Dham Gupta, and revoked his license effective Wednesdsay. The review board argued that the one-year suspension imposed in June by a committee of the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct was inconsistent with [...]
Illinois Psychiatrist Kripakaran Puvalai – Long History of Sexually Inappropriate Conduct
State Journal-Register Local psychiatrist suspended for "sexually inappropriate conduct" By Dean Olsen The State Journal-Register Oct 28, 2013 Office of Psychiatrist Kripakaran Puvalai State officials on Monday suspended the medical license of a Springfield psychiatrist suspected of flirting with and inappropriately touching six female patients between 2009 and 2013. The state isn’t alleging that Dr. Kripakaran Puvalai had sex with patients, but according to a complaint filed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Puvalai “engaged in a pattern of sexually inappropriate conduct and multiple physician-patient boundary violations with numerous patients of his psychiatric practice.” The complaint said [...]
India – Psychiatrist C. Arunkumar Suspended for Charging State Hospital While Really Working At His Private Practice
The New Indian Express 5 KIMS doctors suspended in Hubli By Express News Service 28th September 2013 Psychiatrist C. Arunkumar Sending out a strong message to government doctors who carry out private practice during duty hours, the State government on Friday suspended five senior doctors of the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli. The suspended doctors are KIMS doctors association president Dr Durgaprasad Kabade, nephrologist Dr Raviraj Raikar, physician Dr Ishwar Hasabi, psychiatrist Dr Arunkumar and surgeon Dr Narayanachandra Hebasur. Each was drawing a salary of over `1 lakh a month. After swiping biometric cards for attendance at [...]
TMB suspends San Antonio psychiatrist
Psychiatrist Shawna Mohney Deeves Texas Medical Board Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2013 Media contact: Jarrett Schneider, 512-305-7018 Customer service: 512-305-7030 or 800-248-4062 TMB suspends San Antonio psychiatrist On October 4, 2013, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas medical license of San Antonio psychiatrist Shawna Mohney Deeves, M.D., after determining that Dr. Deeves' aggressive conduct and documented deteriorating mental state demonstrated that Dr. Deeves poses a continuing threat to public health and safety. The Board found Dr. Deeves has been diagnosed with significant psychiatric illness and that her [...]
Canadian Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Patients Wants New Trial
CBCNEWS Aubrey Levin remains on bail as appeal court ponders request Former court psychiatrist appealing 5-year sentence for sexually assaulting patients Oct 11, 2013 Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin Former court psychiatrist Aubrey Levin, who was convicted of sexually assaulting three of his patients, was in a Calgary courtroom today asking Alberta's Court of Appeal for a new trial. The three justices presiding over the case are now considering whether or not to grant his request. Levin remains on bail until the decision has been made. Defence arguments today largely focused on the credibility of the Crown's key witness and questioned [...]
Alabama Psychiatrist Mohammad Mohabbat Arrested – Sexual Abuse and Harassment of Patient
Tuscaloosa News Crime Beat Northport psychiatrist charged with sexual abuse Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 3:25 by crime.beat Psychiatrist Mohammad Mohabbat A Northport psychiatrist has been accused of sexual abuse against a patient. Dr. Mohammad Omar Mohabbat was charged with second-degree sexual abuse and harassment on Sept. 26. A grand jury indicted him that day after hearing evidence from an investigation conducted by the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit and other agencies, said homicide unit assistant commander Lt. Kip Hart. The investigation began after law enforcement received a complaint of improper conduct between Mohabbat and a patient. He was [...]
California Psychiatrist Duke Fisher Closes Office Due to an Emergency – Yeah, He was Arrested for Drug Violations
KSBW Monterey doctor arrested in undercover prescription drug sting Dr. Duke Fisher accused of selling prescription drugs for cash Sep 05, 2013 By Brittany Nielson Psychiatrist Duke Fisher MONTEREY, Calif. — A Central Coast doctor was arrested for allegedly exchanging prescription drugs for cash, authorities said. Dr. Duke Fisher, a psychiatrist, has offices in Monterey and San Jose. He was arrested last week during an undercover operation when police said he made a deal in front of an undercover California Medical Board officer who was posing as a patient. The board received complaints about Fisher abusing prescriptions and exchanging [...]
TeenScreen Announcement – Turning Lemons into Lemonade
You are probably educated on TeenScreen, the terminated Columbia University suicide survey program. Unlucky children, flagged by TeenScreen, were referred to psychiatrists. It was just a way to put more people on psychiatric drugs. The goal of TeenScreen was to screen every child in the United States before they graduated high school. Some of you even crossed swords with these psychiatric drug pushers. For years, they promoted their psychiatric screening of children at the domain name www.teenscreen.org. We never published their domain name www.teenscreen.org for fear that some unsuspecting innocent would fall for their B.S. However, we fear no more! [...]