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Stevie Nicks: “I will go to my grave angry at that man” (her former psychiatrist)
Daily Mail 'I will go to my grave angry at that man': Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks opens up about the psychiatrist she blames for ruining her chances of having a family By Daily Mail Reporter 17 September 2013 She was as famous for her drugs battle and rock and roll lifestyle as for her distinctive voice during the height of her fame with Fleetwood Mac. And as Stevie Nicks returns on tour with the band, she reveals that she holds a 20-year grudge against the psychiatrist she claims prevented her from marrying and having children when he treated her for [...]
Psychiatrist Trashes DSM “waste of time and money that could mean misdiagnosis and over-medication for millions”
London Community News Psychiatrist says “buyer beware” of new diagnostic tool By Craig Gilbert September 22, 2013 Psychiatrist Allen Frances Buyer, beware. That’s the message one the most vocal critics of the latest edition of the manual used to diagnose mental disorders in North America delivered in London Thursday (Sept. 19). Dr. Allen Frances, who chaired the task force that helped develop the fourth and previous edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and was involved with DSM-III, spoke at Regional Mental Health Care (RMHC) London. He is a regular blogger for [...]
Judge rejects Israeli Child Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Meir’s argument that abuse, humiliation and neglect are legitimate forms of treatment
Haaretz Jail and fines for abusive medical staff at Jerusalem psychiatric hospital By Nir Hasson Oct. 1, 2013 A nurse at the Eitanim psychiatric hospital outside Jerusalem was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment on Moncay and three other employees got suspended sentences and/or fines for abusing patients in the early 2000s. The four were convicted in December. Dana Ben Meir, the nurse responsible for the care of autistic and brain-damaged patients and the one who initiated the abuse, was sentenced by the Jerusalem District Court to nine months in jail, 18-months suspended and a fine of NIS 15,000. The director [...]
Freedom Magazine – Florida Undercounts Psych Drug Related Deaths
Freedom Magazine While Floridians Die, Psychiatrists Profit by John F. Sugg Volume 19, Issue 1 The bad news: “Legal” drugs are killing more Floridians than street narcotics, according to recent reports by the state’s Medical Examiners Commission. The commission found deaths in Florida related to prescription drugs outnumber deaths from illicit drugs three to one. The really horrible news: That’s only a fraction of the problem with the so-called “legal” drugs. Pharmaceutical companies have aggressively fought tabulating the deaths involved in the use of many killer drugs—generally called antidepressants and antipsychotics. Likewise missing from the medical examiners’ report is any [...]
“Renowned” Puerto Rico Psychiatrist Alfonso Madrid Arrested – Fraud
San Juan Star Noted Psychiatrist Among Those Held for Workers’ Comp Fraud By MARIA MIRANDA SIERRA September 6, 2013 Renowned psychiatrist Alfonso Madrid was one of the people arrested during a federal raid Thursday morning related to federal program fraud at the U.S. Labor Department, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez announced at a news conference in the Hato Rey sector of San Juan. Madrid, a well-known and respected doctor in Puerto Rico, is best known for his evaluation of the sexual assault victim in the case of former San Juan Security Commissioner Hilton Cordero. [...]
Patient stabs psychiatrist 40 times in Italy
New York Daily News Patient stabs psychiatrist 40 times in Italy, killing her: police THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 4, 2013 Italian psychiatrist Paola Labriola was found stabbed to death in Italy on Wednesday. Police in Puglia say the attacker sat patiently in the waiting room before his deadly appointment. ROME — Investigators in Italy say a patient stabbed his psychiatrist some 40 times, killing the woman during their appointment at a public health facility. Police said the attacker, a man in his 40s with a history of drug and alcohol abuse and a criminal record for drug dealing, was [...]
Tennessee Psychiatrist Sidney Moragne Prescribed Methadone without a License – Gets Slap on Wrist
Jackson Sun Jackson psychiatrist placed on probation by David Thomas Aug. 16, 2013 Psychiatrist Sidney Moragne The Board of Medical Examiners of the state of Tennessee has placed Dr. Sidney Moragne on probation for a period of no less than three years. Moragne is a psychiatrist with a private practice in Jackson. The Jackson Sun attempted to reach Moragne at his office but was told he was on vacation. He was placed on probation by the board for prescribing methadone for methadone maintenance to patients of his private practice without a license required by the Tennessee Department of Mental [...]
WW III – Psychologists & Mental Health Counselors vs. Psychiatrists
PsychSearch.net no longer provides documents on the misdeeds of psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers or marriage and family therapists. Instead, we are providing ammunition (data and documents) to those in these professions in their quest for dominance over psychiatrists - the druggers and shockers. Therefore, this website is now only providing documentation on psychiatrists. Divide and conquer (derived from the Latin saying Divide et impera) in warfare, a tactical maneuver to efficiently deal with a numerous opponent. Las Vegas Sun Psychiatrists are a drain on taxpayers By Edward Loughlins Aug. 13, 2013 State taxpayer money is being wasted at [...]
Australian Psychiatrist Vincent Victor Berg Accused of Sexually Assaulting Boy
The Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia) August 15, 2013 Accused of assault Psychiatrist Vincent Berg A FORMER Queensland Health psychiatrist is on trial accused of indecently assaulting a teenager 13 years ago. Vincent Victor Berg, 61, was employed at the Townsville Mental Health Unit in 2000 when he allegedly touched the genitals of a 15-year-boy during a physical examination. Berg, who now lives on the Gold Coast, yesterday pleaded not guilty in the Southport District Court to one count of indecent treatment of a child. Crown prosecutor Mark Whitbread said Berg went to the family's Aitkenvale home in late 2000 [...]
Psychiatrist Allowed to Inject Patients with Horse Tranquilizer
MSN NZ Kiwi psychiatrist cleared over party drug use July 30, 2013 A Southland psychiatrist who injected depressed patients with the horse tranquiliser and party drug ketamine has been cleared by the health watchdog. Ketamine is approved for use as an anaesthetic only but was given to 11 severely-depressed patients at Dunedin hospital in 2010 for off-label use as an anti-depressant. A complaint was lodged that the specialist's prescribing was for research purposes and was `experimental', but in findings released on Tuesday, Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill ruled the use legitimate. He criticised the psychiatrist for not keeping more [...]