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Emine Ozdemir, Turkish Psychiatrist, says she is under investigation for membership in a terrorist organization
TurkeyPurge Psychiatrist under investigation over therapy services to victims of Erdogan’s purge by TurkeyPurge May 6, 2019 Turkish Psychiatrist Emine Ozdemir Turkish psychiatrist said she was taken under investigation on charge of membership to a terrorist organization and that the prosecutor’s evidence include her professional counselling as well. I was told yesterday that a legal case was opened against me. The accusation is being a terrorist organization by providing psychological support to those dismissed under post-coup emergency decrees; having an account at Bank Asya; and spending my vacation at Kizilcahamam,” Ozdemir tweeted Sunday. The psychiatrist also said she was [...]
Hayley Pinto, UK psychiatrist, carried away by cops after lying down to form a road block – delayed patients reaching hospital
The Sun ECO DOC SLAMMED Rich NHS doctor blasted after climate change protest ‘wastes public cash’ and ‘delays patients’ By Rob Pattinson and Jonathan Reilly April 22, 2019 Psychiatrist Hayley Pinto A WEALTHY NHS doctor charged over the London climate protests was rapped for wasting public cash. Dr Hayley Pinto, 51, was carried away by cops after lying down to form a road block. She was condemned after Extinction Rebellion protesters delayed patients reaching hospital and took up stretched cops’ time. Peter Bone MP said: “To take so much police manpower from crimes is madness. "It’s a waste of [...]
John Strunk, Dothan Psychiatrist, raided by DEA
Dothan Eagle DEA raids local psychiatrist Dr. J. Chris Strunk’s Dothan office By Jay Hare April 24, 2019 Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal agents raided the office of Dothan psychiatrist Dr. John Christopher Strunk Wednesday morning, but officials have not given a reason for the probe. The Dothan Eagle has contacted the DEA’s Atlanta division for comment, but one was not immediately provided. Both the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and U.S. Attorney General’s Office confirmed agents executed a search warrant at the location but declined further comment. About 20 federal agents with [...]
New Hartford Psych Surendra Johri – Sentencing Delayed – convicted of sexual abuse charges
Observer-Dispatch Sentencing for former New Hartford psychiatrist delayed By Jolene Cleaver April 11, 2019 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA — Sentencing for a former New Hartford psychiatrist convicted of sexual abuse charges has been delayed as his attorney plans to file motions in Utica City Court for a potential appeal. Surendra Johri, 61, was found guilty in February on three of six sexual misconduct charges after a bench trial. His attorney, Christopher Pelli, moved Thursday to file a 330 motion, which is generally used to argue for the court to set aside a verdict if the defense feels that aspects [...]
Bosnian Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic, war criminal, prison sentence extended from 40 years to life
The Telegraph Sentence increased to life for wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic By Nick Squires March 20, 2019 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to life in prison after a UN court rejected his appeal and increased his original sentence of 40 years behind bars. Karadzic was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by a UN tribunal in The Hague in 2016 and was handed a 40-year jail sentence. But after hearing his appeal, in which he claimed that the persecution and expulsion of Croats and Muslims was [...]
Rajan Thomas ‘monster’ psychiatrist, Australia, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years – sexually assaulted patient
9News 'Frothing at the mouth': Patient slams 'monster' psychiatrist who sexually assaulted her By Reid Butler March 28, 2019 Psychiatrist Rajan Thomas A Melbourne mum has spoken of the terrifying moment she was sexually assaulted by the psychiatrist she'd employed to help her. "He was frothing at the mouth. It was disgusting, I really felt violated," Jodie Fisher told A Current Affair in an exclusive sit-down interview. Ms Fisher first visited Dr Rajan Thomas at Delmont Hospital in 2011 after the death of her father and her son. "He took advantage of me when I was at my most [...]
NY Psych Surendra Johri, forced to surrender his license – sexual abuse – sentencing April 11
WKTV NY REVOKES MEDICAL LICENSE OF PSYCHIATRIST FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ABUSE Dr. Surendra Johri will have to surrender his license to the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. March 27, 2019 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri The state has revoked the medical license of the New Hartford psychiatrist found guilty of sexual abuse. Dr. Surendra Johri will have to surrender his license to the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. Johri was found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse and one count of forcible touching. He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 11.
Psychiatry’s Incurable Hubris
The Atlantic HEALTH Psychiatry’s Incurable Hubris The biology of mental illness is still a mystery, but practitioners don’t want to admit it. By Gary Greenberg April 2019 Issue Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness BY ANNE HARRINGTON NORTON In 1886, clark bell, the editor of the journal of the Medico-Legal Society of New York, relayed to a physician named Pliny Earle a query bound to be of interest to his journal’s readers: Exactly what mental illnesses can be said to exist? In his 50-year career as a psychiatrist, Earle had developed curricula to teach medical [...]
Irish UnNamed Psychiatrist, licese revoked over sexual relationship with vulnerable patient
Irish Times Psychiatrist struck off over sexual relationship with vulnerable patient Woman attended doctor for treatment of bipolar disorder, court heard Irish UnNamed Psychiatrist A psychiatrist who engaged in a sexual relationship with a female patient has been struck off the medical register by the president of the High Court. Mr Justice Peter Kelly confirmed a recommendation from the Medical Council that the consultant psychiatrist’s registration as a medical practitioner be cancelled with immediate effect for professional misconduct and “moral turpitude” over the relationship. Since the psychiatrist admitted the misconduct, he has wound down his practice and retired, the [...]
Utah Psychiatrist Joel Hanson, hired by Ascendant Behavioral Health’s Comprehensive Treatment Center after pleading guilty to privacy and witness tampering
ABC4 Psychiatrist at new substance clinic has addiction and recovery in his own past Dr. Joel Hanson pleaded guilty to privacy and witness tampering charges in 2000 By Rick Aaron March 19, 2019 Psychiatrist Joel Hanson TAYLORSVILLE (ABC4 News) - The owners of a new addiction recovery clinic hope to help in battle against Utah's opioid crisis and the psychiatrist running the clinic has fought his own battles in the past. Dr. Joel Hanson M.D., the Medical Director of the new Ascendant Behavioral Health's Comprehensive Treatment Center on Riverboat Road, has experience in treatment and recovery both as a [...]