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Lenton Morrow, Sacramento psychiatrist, sexually abused patient and overdrugged five others
Sacramento Bee Sacramento psychiatrist ordered to surrender license in sex abuse complaint By Cathie Anderson December 11, 2017 Psychiatrist Lenton Morrow The California Medical Board ordered that Dr. Lenton Joby Morrow, who practiced at a Sacramento psychiatric hospital, surrender his medical license on Nov. 28 after investigating complaints that he had sexually abused one patient and overprescribed drugs to five others. Records from the medical board state that Morrow, 40, faced discipline as a result of his work with patients at Heritage Oaks Hospital and at a chemical dependency treatment center called Strategies for Change, which has two locations [...]
Ruth Schack, California psychiatrist, in hot water for drugging patient to the gills
OC Weekly State Probes Doctors Joseph Efe Imarah and Ruth Annette Schack By Matt Coker November 28, 2017 ...Excerpt The second case concerns Dr. Ruth Annette Schack, who has been a practicing psychiatrist for nearly 30 years. A man identified only as "A.K." saw Schack repeatedly from Jan. 3, 2002, through May 13, 2013. Over that span, Schack at various times diagnosed him with anxiety, depression, insomnia, panic disorder, grogginess, low testosterone and being "decompensated," which means his mental health was deteriorating. Schack began psychotherapy sessions that would continue with A.K. weekly and then monthly and then bi-monthly. Over his [...]
Craig Hudson, Toronto Psychiatrist, in trouble for breaking drug advertising rules
National Post Psychiatrist reprimanded for advertising natural-health invention says he's been denied free speech By Tom Blackwell November 28, 2017 Psychiatrist Craig Hudson Ontario's College of Physicians and Surgeons took issue with Dr. Craig Hudson promoting his natural-health product Zenbev on his own website. In an online marketplace packed with natural-health products of dubious value, Zenbev has a definite leg-up: the sleep aid was created and touted by a psychiatrist, a medical doctor with scientific credentials. But that connection has also landed Dr. Craig Hudson in hot water, with Ontario’s medical regulator reprimanding him for violating the group’s strict [...]
Jacqueline Feldman, Alabama Psychiatrist, wants to monitor patients with electronic pills which transmit back to the psych’s computer
abc3340.com FDA approves first ever digital tracker pill; Psychiatrist says "may be the first step" by Patrick Thomas November 28th, 2017 Psychiatrist Jacqueline Feldman BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A digital sensor can now detect whether you take your prescriptions. The FDA has given approval for one psychiatric medicine. ABC 33/40 sat down with a psychiatrist about what this could mean for patient-doctor relationships and if it has a broader usage. The drug is Abilify MyCite. It's for people with mental illness. According to the FDA, it digitally tracks if patients are swallowing their medications. A first ever FDA approved digitally-sensored [...]
Kim Hyun Chul, Korean psychiatrist, under fire for publicly diagnosing celeb
allkpop.com SOCIAL MEDIA Psychiatrist apologizes to Yoo Ah In, then deletes all content related to the actor from Twitter By beansss November 30, 2017 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun Chul Psychiatrist Kim Hyun Chul, who previously came under fire for publicly diagnosing actor Yoo Ah In of hypomania based solely on the actor's SNS activity, has apologized for his actions. After netizens began flooding his SNS with criticism, Kim Hyun Chul posted on November 30, "Even if the truth was revealed due to criticism, it applies in the category of defamation of character... But I did not become licensed so I [...]
Psychiatrist Carlos Warter aka Charles Warter Arrested in Argentina – was in trouble in Colorado
The Associated Press May 26, 2011 Doc arrested in Argentina was in trouble in Colo. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Dateline: Honolulu Charles Warter aka Carlos Warter - psychiatrist Psychiatrist Carlos Warter aka Charles Warter[/caption]A psychiatrist arrested in Argentina on charges of falsely billing $1 million in health insurance claims in Hawaii was involved in similar fraud some 30 years ago in Colorado, according to documents obtained Wednesday. Dr. Carlos Warter was arrested in Argentina on Monday and is expected to be extradited to Honolulu. A federal grand jury indictment accuses the psychiatrist of knowingly sending about $1 million in [...]
New Zealand Psych Colin Bouwer Deported to South Africa after serving 15 years in prison
stuff.co.nz Convicted wife murderer Colin Bouwer's $10,000 travel bill By Hamish McNeilly December 2, 2017 Psychiatrist Colin Bouwer Former psychiatrist Colin Bouwer ticked 'widowed' for his relationship status, and under convictions he wrote 'murder'. "I have been away from South Africa for 20 years," he wrote to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. "Since being in prison I have developed Stage 4 chronic disease of kidneys." But the 67-year-old's appeal to stay in New Zealand on humanitarian grounds was declined and he was deported to South Africa on October 9. Bouwer served 15 years in prison for murdering his wife, [...]
UK Psychiatrist Valerie Murphy guilty of misconduct in case of teen’s tragic death
Oxford Mail Tribunal decision: Valerie Murphy guilty of misconduct in Connor Sparrowhawk case By Sophie Grubb November 12, 2017 Psychiatrist Valerie Murphy A TRIBUNAL has rapped a doctor responsible for Connor Sparrowhawk's care, throwing doubt on her fitness to practise and deeming her failures ‘deplorable’. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service has published its report on psychiatrist Valerie Murphy, who was accused of a catalogue of oversights in the run-up to the Oxford teenager's tragic death. Following a hearing, which began in August, the tribunal today found several failures had been proven and concluded her fitness to practise had been [...]
Konstantinos Paraschakis, Greek Psychiatrist, Convicted of Fraud
ekathimerini.com NEWS November 13, 2017 Term upheld for doctor who helped with GD gun licenses Upholding an earlier conviction, an Athens appeals court handed a 12-month suspended sentence on Monday to a psychiatrist who was convicted of supplying false certificates to members of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party which allowed them to receive gun licenses. Konstantinos Paraschakis, who was also an MP candidate for Golden Dawn, had initially received a 15-month sentence. At the time of his offenses in 2012, he worked at the Attica Psychiatric Hospital. Konstantinos Paraschakis +++ File a complaint against a psychiatrist - PsychSearch www.psychsearch.net/complaints
Brent Crane, Ohio Psychiatrist, Releases Killer who Kills again
Legal Reader Relatives of Muhammad Shabazz Ali Triple Homicide Sue Hospital, Psychiatrist, Killer By Ryan J. Farrick November 15, 2017 Psychiatrist Brent Crane When convicted killer Muhammad Shabazz Ali was brought to a hospital in Dayton, OH, his behavior took a turn for the worse. The mentally ill man started screaming and acting aggressive. He threw chairs around a secure room in Grandview Hospital. “I want my medicine!” Ali yelled, repeatedly demanding access to pills he’d previously been prescribed. Ominously, Ali gave hospital staff a warning – that without the right treatment, he wouldn’t be able to stop himself [...]