News

2010-08-27: Involuntarily committed? 72-hour hold? Know your legal rights (good information for lawyers and public defenders, too).

2010-08-25: Florida psychologist Johann N. Prewett suspended (again) for sexual misconduct with patient; history of sexual comments to abuse victims, fines and citations

2010-08-25: Illinois mental health counselor Cori L. Rivelli sentenced to 3.5 years prison for sex with teen

2010-08-25: Prison counselor arrested for child pornography; former parent to 9-year-old foster child

2010-08-25: Anger management counselor jailed for one year for pulling gun on federal Marshalls in traffic incident

2010-08-25: UK psychiatrist Salim Nayani banned from practice for hugging, kissing patient

2010-08-25: Medical board revokes license of psychiatrist Settimio "Sam" Castellani for patient sex

2010-08-23: Why is psychiatrist Jack K. Gray still licensed in Oklahoma? He lost his medical licenses in Tennessee and Florida

2010-08-23: New Hampshire board suspends psychologist Christine E. Frydenborg (aka Dargon) for three years

2010-08-19: Maria Carmen Palazzo, psychiatrist already in prison on Medicaid fraud conviction, pleads guilty to charges of falsified pediatric clinical drug trial records

2010-08-15: Psychiatrist Joel S. Dreyer loses license following federal drug conviction

2010-08-15: Milwaukee psychologist Jeffrey A. Adamczak charged with sexually exploiting two female patients

2010-08-13: California custody evaluator Roy W. Bradbury admitted under oath that he was unqualified to serve in the courts

2010-08-12: Austrian court psychiatrist Reinhard Haller under investigation for fraud charges

2010-08-10: Top Harvard psych researcher takes leave following internal investigation which found that "...the data do not support the reported findings."

2010-08-05: Prosecutor: Anna Nicole's psychiatrist prescribed, delivered large quantities of narcotics to Bahamas, kept no records

2010-08-05: Psychiatrist Steven C. Wein gets one year jail for elevator masturbation incident; still faces arson charges

2010-08-03: Patient advocates sue New Jersey for psychiatric patients' right to challenge forced drugging

2010-08-03: Psychiatrist Theodore Soutzos subject of hearing; accused of sex with two patients

2010-07-30: Psychologist Michael Miran pleads guilty in Medicaid fraud, must repay $250K

2010-07-30: Calgary court psych Aubrey Levin faces 20 additional sex assault charges as more victims come forward

2010-07-26: Psychiatrist Peter Quintieri costs state $70K over sex toy shenanigans

2010-07-26: Indiana psychology board places George W. Berry on probation for sexual e-mails to patient

2010-07-26: Board disciplines psychologist Anne Marie Wells for affair with patient

2010-07-22: Texas psychiatrist Anthony Valdez indicted on alleged $41 million in health care fraud

2010-07-22: Psychiatrist Andrew S. Zabiega surrenders licenses for false representations of qualifications

2010-07-22: San Fran psychologist Steven A. Korn charged with sexual exploitation of patient

2010-07-19: Tennessee psychologist Roger Morgan fined $5,000 for lying to FBI

2010-07-19: Psychotherapist convicted for treating patients with acid and ecstasy

2010-07-15: Counselor-custody evaluator Stephen D. Adam cited for expired license

2010-07-14: Husband and wife psychologists sentenced to prison for tax evasion

2010-07-14: District attorney: “If you’ve ever wondered how powerful prescription painkillers make their way to the street, this case provides the disturbing answer.’’

2010-07-13: Psychologist-head of children's hospital banned from practice for failing to report child sexual abuse

2010-07-12: American Psychological Association supports complaint against psychologist who oversaw torture of detainees

2010-07-12: State suspends license of psychiatrist Allison Hargrave, charged with federal sex crime

2010-07-08: Australian medical tribunal suspends psychiatrist James Taylor for three years for sex with patient

2010-07-08: Psychiatrist Allison Hargrave to remain in jail pending trial; defense admits she engaged in sex with 14-year-old

2010-07-08: Russian former psychiatrist arrested for immoral acts; held "uncontrolled" sex orgies

2010-07-07: Human rights group wants former Guantanamo psychologist's license revoked

2010-07-05: Nova Scotia yanks psychiatrist Marc Goulet's license for failing to disclose earlier Florida disciplinary action; fired from hospital

2010-07-05: State restricts psychiatrist David A. Ruben from prescribing painkillers; failed to show patient need