MEDIA
Silly Arizona Psychiatrist Michael Yasinski says “Affluenza” Exists
But the folks who popularized the term says it is social criticism, not psychiatry and are appalled by the Court Decision See here Psychiatrist Michael Yasinski KPHO Valley psychiatrist says 'affluenza' a real condition Dec 13, 2013 By Greg Argos PHOENIX (CBS5) - A judge in Texas sentenced a 16-year-old to 10 years probation instead of jail time after his defense said he suffered from "affluenza." An expert defense witness used the condition in the trial of the 16-year-old teenage driver, Ethan Couch, who after confessing to intoxication manslaughter in the fatal accident avoided what could have been [...]
Psychiatrist Thomas Sachy Jailed – charged with contempt
Jones County News Psychiatrist jailed for contempt of court by Debbie Lurie-Smith February 7, 2010 Psychiatrist Thomas Sachy A local psychiatrist who alleged corruption of the Jones County’s Sheriff’s Department and Superior Court system now resides at the Jones County Law Enforcement Center as a result of a contempt charge. Dr. Thomas H. Sachy was ordered incarcerated by Chief Superior Court Judge William Prior following a Jan. 28 contempt hearing. The psychiatrist is charged with contempt because of his failure to pay a $930,000 judgment to his former wife, Dr. Melissa Sims. The payment was ordered by Judge Hulane [...]
James Grigson – most controversial psychiatrist in the United States (1981)
The Washington Post Life or Death: It's All in Your Mind -- or His By Fred Barbash February 27, 1981 Psychiatrist James Grigson At least 50 times in the past few years, Dallas psychiatrist James Grigson has appeared in court for prosecutors seeking the death penalty and has predicted that criminal defendants would, without question, always be dangerous. And at least 50 times, juries have heeded his words and sentenced the defendant to die. By now, it is a routine. Grigson examines the defendant for about 90 minutes, and later appears before the jury, when it is considering whether [...]
John Hopper
United Press International By JUDI HASSON March 18, 1983 White House press secretary James Brady and two law enforcement officers, shot by John W. Hinckley Jr. during an assassination attempt on President Reagan, are suing his psychiatrist for $14 million, charging that he misdiagnosed the gunman before the shooting. The civil suit, filed today in U.S. District Court in Denver, also accused Dr. John J. Hopper Jr. of negligently prescribing Valium and biofeedback therapy for Hinckley in the months before he pushed through a knot of people and fired a pistol at Reagan and his entourage. ''Dr. Hopper knew or [...]
George Hibbert, UK “Leading Psychiatrist” – misleading and dishonest actions – faces malpractice charge
Swindon Advertiser Psychiatrist faces malpractice charge By Dominic Gilbert February 5, 2014 Psychiatrist George Hibbert A LEADING psychiatrist from Blunsdon is facing a fitness to practice hearing later this month into allegations of malpractice between June and September 2007. Dr George Hibbert, who held sway over the fate of hundreds of parents and their children at the Tadpole Cottage assessment centre in Blunsdon, faces allegations he failed to provide good clinical care to a patient. The Adver previously reported allegations surrounding the doctor, who has been fighting every step of the way and in 2012 even offered to surrender [...]
Mark Willner, South Florida Psychiatrist, convicted on Medicare fraud charges
Agents with the FBI and Investigations Division of the Office of the Inspector General are seen outside the American Therapeutic Corp. building in October 2010 in Miami. Federal agents raided the building during an operation that resulted in the arrest of four in what is being called one of the nation's biggest Medicare fraud cases. Miami Herald MEDICARE FRAUD Two South Florida doctors, 3 others convicted on Medicare fraud charges A Miami federal jury convicted five people of Medicare-related fraud in a case involving the nation’s biggest mental-health racket. By Jay Weaver Two South Florida doctors stared in [...]
Kathryn Neraas, Washington State Psychiatrist, Suspended because of Mental Impairment
What the below press release does not say (see here) is that the Washington Physicians Health Program (WPHP) received calls from several of Neraas' "professional and social contacts" notifying them they the needed to contact Neraas. The mission of the WPHP is "to facilitate the rehabilitation of healthcare providers who have physical or mental conditions that could compromise public safety and to monitor their recovery". Psychiatrist Kathryn Neraas Neraas refused to "provide written documentation of her current mental health treatment" and refused WPHP permission to "speak with her treatment providers". The WPHP labeled her "hypomanic". Psychiatrist Charles Meredith, the [...]
Alberto Ayala, Coral Gables Psychiatrist, convicted on Medicare fraud charges
Agents with the FBI and Investigations Division of the Office of the Inspector General are seen outside the American Therapeutic Corp. building in October 2010 in Miami. Federal agents raided the building during an operation that resulted in the arrest of four in what is being called one of the nation's biggest Medicare fraud cases. Miami Herald MEDICARE FRAUD Two South Florida doctors, 3 others convicted on Medicare fraud charges A Miami federal jury convicted five people of Medicare-related fraud in a case involving the nation’s biggest mental-health racket. By Jay Weaver Two South Florida doctors stared in [...]
Alan Gumer, Tamarac Psychiatrist, pleaded guilty for more than $19 million of false claims
Agents with the FBI and Investigations Division of the Office of the Inspector General are seen outside the American Therapeutic Corp. building in October 2010 in Miami. Federal agents raided the building during an operation that resulted in the arrest of four in what is being called one of the nation's biggest Medicare fraud cases. Miami Herald MEDICARE FRAUD Two South Florida doctors, 3 others convicted on Medicare fraud charges A Miami federal jury convicted five people of Medicare-related fraud in a case involving the nation’s biggest mental-health racket. By Jay Weaver Two South Florida doctors stared in [...]