SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
“Sexual misconduct is particularly damaging to the reputation of psychiatry because the damages to patients which result are mental and emotional in nature. If psychiatry loses the confidence of society, its ability to pursue its mission will be damaged.”
American Psychiatric Association
Approved by the Board of Trustees
March 1993
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Massachusetts Psychiatrist Keith Ablow settles sexual misconduct lawsuits
The Salem News Keith Ablow settles sexual misconduct lawsuits By Julie Manganis June 26, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow SALEM — A series of lawsuits alleging that celebrity Newburyport psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow had taken advantage of patients, including engaging in sexual behavior with them, inappropriately prescribing drugs and other "boundary violations," have been settled, court records show. Terms of the settlements were not disclosed in court filings late Tuesday in Salem Superior Court. Ablow, 57, of Newbury, has also had his medical license suspended in Massachusetts and New York. Ablow's attorney, Paul Cirel of Todd and Weld, said [...]
Christopher Doyle, Mississauga psychiatrist, loses in attempt to regain his license
Toronto Sun Three strikes and Mississauga psychiatrist is out By Michele Mandel July 2, 2019 Psychiatrist Christopher Doyle There were warning signs from the start. And now, after his third round of trouble, a Mississauga psychiatrist has lost his court bid to have his medical licence reinstated. Dr. Christopher Doyle was stripped of his licence last year by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) for incompetence and professional misconduct, including sending a troubled woman to hospital in a suicidal state after abruptly firing her as a patient. Doyle had argued that his punishment was too [...]
UK Psychiatrist Shekhar Chandra – Sex with Patient in 2005, now allowed to “practice” again
BMJ Tribunal reaffirms decision that psychiatrist who was struck off can practise again By Clare Dyer July 5, 2019 --Excerpt A doctor who was struck off the UK medical register in 2008 for engaging in sexual acts with a vulnerable patient has been allowed back on the register, despite a successful General Medical Council appeal to the courts against the decision allowing him to resume practice. Shekhar Chandra was a senior house officer in psychiatry working on the Isle of Wight in 2005 when he twice met a vulnerable patient at her home, engaging in oral sex on the second [...]
Timothy Byrne, Isle of Man Psychiatrist, in hot water – sex with a patient in his office
Daily Mail Married psychiatrist had sex with a patient in his office and gave her a handkerchief doused in his aftershave so she would have a 'piece of him' during two-year affair, tribunal hears By Amie Gordon July 10, 2019 Isle of Man Psychiatrist Timothy Byrne A married consultant psychiatrist had sex with a patient in his office and kissed her during home visits as they had a two-year-long affair, a tribunal heard today. Father-of-one Dr Timothy Byrne gave the woman a handkerchief doused in his aftershave as a 'piece of him' and 'keepsake' of their romance, telling [...]
Toowoomba psychiatrist accused of raping a female patient – jury deliberating
The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Queensland) Rape trial set to conclude June 14, 2019 UnNamed Toowoomba psychiatrist THE Toowoomba District Court jury in the trial of a former Toowoomba psychiatrist accused of raping a female patient is expected to retire to consider a verdict today. The 48-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape of the same woman patient which the Crown claims occurred in 2013. The court has heard the relationship between the pair went beyond that of doctor/patient and the couple had engaged in a consensual sexual affair in 2013. However, the Crown case was [...]
Newburyport psychiatrist Keith Ablow, now suspended in New York “engaged in sexual activity and boundary violations with multiple patients”
The Salem News Ablow hearing delayed; New York also suspends license By Julie Manganis May 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow SALEM — A hearing on a request to freeze assets of Newburyport psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, who is being sued by three women accusing him of inappropriate conduct, has been delayed. The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but on Tuesday, lawyers filed a joint request to postpone the proceeding until June 26. Ablow, whose medical license was suspended last week by the state Board of Registration in Medicine, is facing a total of four lawsuits in Essex [...]
Luke Ainsworth, Aussie Psychiatrist, got patient pregnant – banned from “practising” until next year
The Age Psychiatrist who got 'vulnerable' client pregnant struck off until 2020 By Melissa Iaria May 28, 2019 Psychiatrist Luke Ainsworth A psychiatrist who got a patient pregnant after she was referred to him following a workplace sex assault has been banned from practising until next year. The patient saw Luke Ainsworth five times during 2016 and a personal relationship unfolded between them. She had been referred to him by her psychologist after a workplace sex assault and subsequent attempt at self-harm. The woman told a tribunal that during her first appointment, Dr Ainsworth questioned her in detail about [...]
Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul, Korea, accused of sexually assaulting women patients
Korea Biomedical Review Psychiatrists frustrated over alleged sexual predator’s continued medical practice By Song Soo-youn 2019.05.29 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul The Korea NeuroPsychiatric Association (KNPA) expressed resentment over the continued medical practice of a male psychiatrist, who was accused of sexually assaulting women patients. One year ago, the association struck the name of Kim Hyun-chul off its member list for having an inappropriate relationship with his patients. The association requested the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to revoke Kim’s license, but no action was taken. MBC’s journalism program PD Notebook aired “Good Doctor’s Dangerous [...]