News

2012-02-03: Human Rights Court awards damages to man held in inhuman conditions" of psych institution

2012-02-03: Sydney psychiatrist charged in sexual assault of 19-year-old patient

2012-02-01: New York social worker Ken Decter convicted of fraud, theft

2012-02-01: Ohio revokes social worker Paul B. Mortimer's license for failure to respond

2012-02-01: Social worker John E. Walden suspende for child porn, other convictions

2012-02-01: Social worker Jeffrey L. Miller suspended for letter to patient

2012-01-27: UK psych nurse loses license for forcing sex on pregnant patient

2012-01-27: UK psych nurse struck off register for inappropriate relationship with teen patient

2012-01-27: Psychiatrist admits he had sex with married patient; insists he did her no harm (who is he to make that decision?)

2012-01-26: California medical board files accusation against psychiatrist Yanira Maria Olaya

2012-01-25: Mental health counselor Bobbi Triolo reprimanded for dishonesty, fraud, deception

2012-01-25: State of Ohio disciplines mental heatlh counselors

2012-01-25: Wisconsin counselor Susan McAley guilty in Illinois, Wisconsin

2012-01-25: What part of "no” doesn't psychiatrist Raymond Deicken understand?

2012-01-23: Psychiatrist Michael Applebaum ordered to pay $95,000 judgment in addition to prison sentence for fraud case

2012-01-23: Psychiatrist Maurice Saadien-Raad (aka Paul Fitzgerald) banned in three countries

2012-01-20: Texas won't allow psych hospitals to hire psychiatrists with sex abuse histories

2012-01-18: Counselor arrested for sexual assault of teenage patient

2012-01-18: Board revokes license of psych nurse who stomped 82-year-old patient

2012-01-12: Illinois psychiatrist Mani Batchu gets 10 years prison in Massachusetts child rape case

2012-01-10: Prison psychiatrist David Hoban surrenders license following fraud conviction

2012-01-09: Psychiatrist gets 25 years prison for $12 million federal health care fraud

2012-01-09: Hey, Florida: It's time to yank Holli Bodner's psychology license!

2012-01-07: Police: "You're under arrest." Psychologist: "But I'm a psychologist." Police: "What are you on? Crack?" Psychologist: "Well, actually..."

2012-01-07: TX med board alleges psychiatrist Charles Fischer sexually abused nine teenage patients

2012-01-07: State fires psychiatrist, suspends license over allegations of child sexual abuse

2012-01-07: Psychiatrist Alejandro Munoz terminated for violating '04 ban due to relationship with patient

2012-01-07: Police investigating death of patient at W. Virginia psych hospital

2011-12-27: Connecticut cites mental health group home for failures

2011-12-27: Dr. Suess complained of Medicaid cuts one week; the next he was charged with Medicaid fraud. It's almost poetic.

2011-12-27: UK Commission finds violations, abuses at women's psych facility

2011-12-27: Connecticut school psychologist David Pino facing sex assault charges

2011-12-27: Texas psych hospital loses Medicaid certification over patient restraint and seclusion

2011-12-26: One fish, two fish, red fish, you're busted: Psychiatrist Dr. Suess indicted for Medicaid fraud

2011-12-23: Kentucky reprimands psychologist Larissa Roark for practicing without a license

2011-12-23: Kentucky board issues, restricts psychologist license of Johnny B. Brock

2011-12-23: Second time psychologist William W. Duffy has been disciplined by state for sexual conduct with supervisee

2011-12-23: Minnesota psychologist Nancy Oleson reprimanded

2011-12-23: Psychologist Lisette Wright suspended for sex with former client

2011-12-23: Wisconsin social worker Lawrence Kane III surrenders license on charges of false advertising, etc.

2011-12-23: Social work board places Jane Rekas on probation for patient safety violations

2011-12-23: Social worker Julie Kovac gets six months probation for dual relationship

2011-12-23: State revokes license of mental health counselor Russell Enright over sex with former client

2011-12-23: Arizona social worker Jodi Bracy surrenders license relative to sex with patient, relationship with co-worker

2011-12-23: Board disciplines mental health counselor Charles Lunden, relative to treatment of patient who committed suicide

2011-12-23: State denies application of social worker Jeffery Taylor

2011-12-23: Arizona behavioral health authority denies application of social worker Sally Davis

2011-12-23: Board denies application of social worker Kimberly Rezarch

2011-12-23: UK health council strikes psychologist Keith Broadbent from register (license revoked)

2011-12-23: California suspends prison psychiatrist David Hoban following fraud conviction

2011-12-23: State of Ohio issues statement of charges against psychiatrist David W. Massie

2011-12-23: Kentucky board reprimands psychologist Bruce R. Amble over sexual behavior

2011-12-23: Maine social worker Karen Staffeld censured over patient information

2011-12-23: Social worker Carl Goodwin-Moore suspended for sexual "Skype" call

2011-12-23: South African health authorities discipline licensed psychologists

2011-12-23: Pennsylvania reprimands psychologist Jonathan A. Roberds

2011-12-23: State reinstates psychologist Julian Gordon; convicted in '97 of sex crime with child

2011-12-23: Board issues complaint against psychologist Nicholas J. Constantine for attempted sex with patient

2011-12-23: Texas psychology board disciplinary actions, Fall 2011

2011-12-23: Ohio medical board revokes license of psychiatrist Allan William Clark

2011-12-23: Board restricts psychologist Robert D. Kahl from conducting forensic evaluations

2011-12-20: UK report shows that 21 percent of suicides had been admitted to a psych facility

2011-12-19: Family files lawsuit against psych facility over son's restraint death

2011-12-19: Psychiatrist Michael Moeller placed on probation for attempting inappropriate relationship with patient

2011-12-15: Psychiatrist Michael Applebaum sentenced to prison for Medicaid fraud, obstructing investigation

2011-12-15: Psychiatrist John M. Dorn surrenders license in Pennsylvania relative to patient sex-related discipline in Maine

2011-12-15: Psychiatrist Gurmeet Multani surrenders Pennsylvania license; was disciplined in California

2011-12-15: Pennsylvania suspends psychologist Mervin Smucker, citing earlier Wisconsin action for dual relationship with patient

2011-12-15: Psychologist Ronald Golkow surrenders license, acknowledges charges of sex with vulnerable patient

2011-12-15: Psychology board places Stuart L. Palmer on probation for records violations

2011-12-15: Kentucky psychology board reprimands Patrick H. Brown

2011-12-15: Virginia counselor Mary Amtower placed on probation over substance abuse

2011-12-15: Maine marriage & family therapist Shawn Zeimetz's license suspended for six months

2011-12-15: Maryland counselor Stephen Sayre surrenders license while under investigation for sex with female patient

2011-12-15: Psychiatrist Jonathan D. Sommers surrenders license over elderly prescribing issues

2011-12-15: Psychiatrist Andrew Abarbanel placed on license probation for prescribing violations

2011-12-15: State revokes psychiatrist Donna Lynn Flynn's (aka Donna Mareno) license

2011-12-15: Wisconsin Medical Board reprimands psychiatrist Michael Witkovsky

2011-12-10: State revokes mental health center's license after suicides

2011-12-09: Psychiatrist John L. Duffy surrenders license on prescription violation charge

2011-12-09: Dept. of Justice seeks continued federal oversight of two state psych hospitals--failed to comply with judgment

2011-12-09: Israeli patient advocacy group finds signs of violence, human rights violations at psych hospital

2011-12-09: Psychiatrist Yvette K. Baker facing 62 counts of felony health care fraud; license already suspended on prescribing violations and excluded from Medicaid

2011-12-09: State-employed counselor coerced mothers into sex; county failed to detect fraudulent credentials

2011-12-09: California prison psychologist charged with faking her rape; husband divorces her