MEDIA
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: War Declared on TeenScreen
The Philadelphia Inquirer Test takes on teens' mental health; Schools say students are referred for help. Critics fear abuse. By Rita Giordano February 9, 2006 Somewhere in junior high, Jennifer Rashti lost her smile. The once-genial Cherry Hill girl began to feel sad, angry, low. By last year, when she was a high school sophomore, Rashti was making excuses not to go out with friends. Then Cherry Hill High School West, which Rashti attends, announced last winter that it was introducing TeenScreen, a voluntary questionnaire developed by Columbia University to help identify youngsters with undiagnosed mental health problems and used [...]
INDIANAPOLIS STAR: Public Enemy No. 1 Against TeenScreen
The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) September 18, 2005 Teen privacy concerns spur suit over psych test By Ruth Holladay Conscientious parents concerned that their children perform well on ISTEP starting Monday would be wise to pay attention to a less incisive and more insidious exam creeping into some Indiana high schools. Called TeenScreen, this computerized Q&A is designed to diagnose mental illness and identify depression and suicidal tendencies in adolescents. That ambitious agenda, plus a history of giving the test to some students without parental permission, has put TeenScreen in the hot seat. Friday, a lawsuit outlining these complaints was filed [...]
COLUMBUS DISPATCH: TeenScreen critic from Florida
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) Poll tries to gauge mental health; Schools, critics argue value of TeenScreen in preventing suicide By Jennifer Smith Richards January 30, 2006 Teens: Have you ever felt nervous around a group of other young people, say, in the cafeteria? How about in front of people? Have you thought about killing yourself recently? Hundreds of Ohio teens answer questions such as these at their high schools with a click of a mouse. A computerized survey called TeenScreen prompts New Albany and Pickerington high-school students to divulge anxiety, suicidal thoughts, drug use, obsession with hand-washing and more. It's [...]
SHRINK JULIAN MORRELL ADMITS SEX WITH UNDERAGE GIRL;
Daily Post (Liverpool) CHILD PSYCHIATRIST GROOMED TEENAGER By MATT WITHERS AN eminent child psychiatrist yesterday admitted having sex with a 14-year-old Gwynedd schoolgirl he groomed on the internet. Dr Julian Morrell, 42, posed as a 15-year-old to be friend the girl on a web chat room called \"Pre-Teen\". The former consultant psychiatrist, previously considered one of the UK\'s top experts in child sleep disorders, exchanged e-mails and text messages with the youngster for a month. He then drove from his London home to a Snowdonia campsite in August and had sex with her in his tent. The married father-of-two told [...]
Predator psychiatrist – Robert Towndrow
Sydney Morning Herald Predator psychiatrist left to strike again Robert Towndrow abused two vulnerable patients, but his peers closed ranks, writes Michael Bradley. Only a handful of people gathered on a steamy January morning to witness the final demise of Robert Towndrow\'s career. The hearing of the NSW Medical Tribunal, the day after Australia Day, was never going to be a scene of high drama. Towndrow, a former doyen of Australian psychiatry, had deregistered himself six months earlier and was not expected to contest the charges of professional misconduct against him. But beneath the hearing\'s procedural formality, and the calm [...]
Psychiatrist Christopher Allison refuses to say how many patients he had sexual relations with
Hampshire Chronicle Psychiatrist refuses to say how many patients he had sexual relations with A BASINGSTOKE psychiatrist accused of being a sex addict who raped or indecently assaulted eight women over several years, refused repeatedly at his trial to say how many patients he had been involved in sexual relationships with. Prosecution counsel Charles Gabb, cross-examining Christopher Allison at Winchester Crown Court, asked the 60- year-old about sexual relationships with two women patients before saying: \"Did you have a sexual relationship with any other patient?\" \"Yes,\" replied Allison, who was then asked: \"How many? \"I am not prepared to answer [...]
MIAMI HERALD: New website, www.PsychSearch.net, has been launched to help journalists
The Miami Herald February 28, 2004 ACTION LINE By Herald Staff ALERT CHECK OUT EXPERTS IN MENTAL HEALTH A new website, , has been launched to help journalists, law enforcement, insurance investigators and citizens gain ready access to governmental reports on mental health practitioners in the state of Florida. The website contains disciplinary records from the state Department of Health on psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage counselors and clinical social workers. These reports cover medical incompetence, misprescribing drugs, sexual misconduct, criminal convictions, ethical lapses and other offenses. When this phase of report gathering is complete, the site will expand [...]
Jailed psychiatrist Christopher Allison may have attacked hundreds of women
Telegraph Jailed psychiatrist may have attacked hundreds of women By Stewart Payne A consultant psychiatrist was jailed for eight years yesterday for raping and sexually abusing vulnerable patients as police suggested that he may have attacked hundreds more women referred to him for treatment. The General Medical Council was informed of concerns about Dr Christopher Allison 14 years ago but failed to act. Detectives said the crimes for which he was tried at Winchester Crown Court may have been the \"tip of the iceberg\". Det Con Ian Jones, who investigated the case, said Allison, 60, a married father of three, [...]
Kennard Kobrin – Mass. Psychiatrist – Guilty in Drug Scam
The Boston Herald May 31, 2003 In Brief; Fall River shrink fined in drug scam Psychiatrist Kennard Kobrin A Fall River psychiatrist was given a suspended sentence, placed on probation and fined $11,000 yesterday for illegally prescribing drugs and defrauding Medicaid. Bristol Superior Court Judge Robert Kane sentenced Dr. Kennard C. Kobrin, who was found guilty of three charges in December. Attorney Robert Griffith, counsel for Kobrin, said the ruling will be appealed. Kennard Kobrin - Psychiatrist
Head Games
Boston Magazine An alarming number of Massachusetts psychiatrists have gotten caught againand again having sex with some of this society\'s most vulnerable people: their own patients. By Elaine McArdle JUNE 2003 The man was persistent. For months, he complimented her, shared personal details about himself, and made sexually charged comments. Sallie Park resisted, but as a fortysomething homemaker with marital problems, \"I was feeling very, very vulnerable,\" she says. \"My husband was saying very hurtful things. And this guy was very sympathetic.\" Finally, the man reached for her hand. He moved his own hand up her arm and down [...]