News Archive

2010-06-08: Lawsuit: Woman alleges psychiatrist used confidential records to get cell phone number, start relationship with her while she was a patient

2010-06-07: State revokes Ernest Garlington's license; counselor serving 33-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, other charges

2010-06-07: Colorado mental health counselor charged with first degree murder of infant son

2010-06-04: Psychiatrist Allison Campo Hargrave arrested on charge of sex with 14-year-old female

2010-06-02: State revokes psychologist Nancy Wright

2010-06-02: Psychotherapist John Gagnon, convicted felon and registered sex offender, arrested again, bizarre criminal history

2010-06-02: Florida psychologist Daniel R. Lerom gives up license, avoids discipline in patient sex-drugs case

2010-05-31: Psychologist Krishna Duangpatra quits over jail affair with prison inmate

2010-05-27: Former psychiatrist Jerome Feldman gets 16 years prison for phony organ transplant scam

2010-05-26: State charges mental health counselor Joseph McCreery with sexual misconduct

2010-05-26: Washington mental health counselor Andrew Phillips loses license for sex with teen client

2010-05-26: South African psychologist jailed five years for fraud

2010-05-25: Minnesota psychologist Terry Zuehlke suspended for sex with patient

2010-05-20: Call to conscience: Attorney General calling on whistleblowers to help cut fraud

2010-05-18: Michelle Theer, psychologist jailed on '04 murder conviction, currently in isolation on suspicion of prison break plan

2010-05-17: A marriage made in hell? One troubled psychiatric hospital chain buys purchases another

2010-05-13: Florida Surgeon General suspends psychiatrist for "malpractice" in psychiatric drug death of 12-year-old boy

2010-05-13: Michigan psychologist Brandee Peikert sentenced to nine months jail for sex with young client

2010-05-13: Court rules that former prisoner can sue psychiatrist who committed and drugged him without consent

2010-05-12: Washington mental health counselor Tina Weaver placed on probation for romantic relationship, marrying patient

2010-05-12: State charges mental health counselor who failed to disclose conviction involving sexual contact with male teen

2010-05-10: School psychologist Craig Figley sentenced to 14.5 years prison for child molestation

2010-05-10: UK psychiatrist Peter Rowan inherits £1.2million following death of overmedicated patient, panel hears

2010-05-07: Australian psychiatrist Jean Eric Gassy, twice convicted of murder, loses appeal

2010-05-05: Tribunal suspends license of psychologist Michelle Mair for affair with patient

2010-05-04: UK psychiatrist Darryl Watts working with children again; license was suspended in '03 for child porn

2010-05-03: Stalking order granted against Veterans Affairs psychiatrist

2010-05-03: Los Angeles psychiatrist Nathan Kuemmerle, arrested on "pill mill" charges, is state's 2nd biggest prescriber of all Schedule II drugs

2010-04-30: State regulators find Las Vegas psychiatric hospital responsible in patient's death

2010-04-29: Mental health counselor Andrew Phillips charged by state with sex with teen client, license suspended

2010-04-28: Psychologist Robert McIntyre had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl, fondled two others, all patients, according to trial testimony

2010-04-28: New Hampshire psychologist Burton Hollenbeck facing trial on 30 counts aggravated sexual assault related to sex with patient

2010-04-21: Knoxville police acknowledge that Tennessee hospital shooter had been under psychiatric treatment

2010-04-20: Florida Medicaid ousts psychiatrist who prescribed high doses of psychiatric drugs to child who died of toxicity

2010-04-19: Boy dies from over-medication; psychiatrist ignored "hundreds" of letters of concern

2010-04-19: Psychiatrist Naseem Chaudhry, former psychiatric hospital director, pleads guilty in patient "kickback" fraud scheme

2010-04-13: On Trial: Men testify of years of extensive sexual abuse at hands of former head of California's largest psychiatric facility

2010-04-13: Vermont Veterans Administration psychiatrist William Weeks on trial on federal conflict of interest charges

2010-04-13: Feds arrest Los Angeles psychiatrist Nathan Kuemmerle and office manager on charges they ran "pill mill"

2010-04-09: Board suspends psychologist Michael Streppa on charge of "abusive" sexual relationship with patient involving "dangerous situations"

2010-04-09: Psychologist Michael Degilio to stand trial for sex crime involving patient

2010-04-09: State hospital psychiatrist reassigned to "non-patient" duties following investigation of patient's death; superintendent forced to resign

2010-04-08: Alternative school counselor sentenced to up to 23 months jail for sexual contact with teen student

2010-04-08: Thirty more victims come forward following sexual assault charges against Calgary psychiatrist Aubrey Levin

2010-04-05: District Attorney seeking to have medical board reopen investigation of Kayoko Kifuji, child psychiatrist who treated Rebecca Riley, deceased age four.

2010-04-01: South African psychologist Desmond Wilkinson faces hearing for breaching patient confidentiality

2010-03-31: Psychiatrist's estate could be liable for injuries, Michigan Supreme Court rules

2010-03-30: Washington counselor Justin E. Steward gets license revoked for sex with vulnerable adult client

2010-03-30: Counselor David Eskelin suspended by Washington state for personal relationship with former client

2010-03-30: United Natios to investigate 1970s human rights abuses at New Zealand psychiatric hospital

2010-03-29: Psychiatrist Peter C. Gleason sentenced for federal crime, reprimanded for patient recordkeeping failures

2010-03-26: Sex "aversion therapy" electroshock psychiatrist Aubrey Levin arrested, charged with indecent assaults on patient; license suspended

2010-03-25: Court upholds conviction of Maria C. Palazzo, convicted of Medicaid fraud

2010-03-25: Defense attorney blame psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji in toddler's drug death

2010-03-23: Alabama psychiatrist William Roddy arrested, charged with trafficking in a controlled substance

2010-03-22: Washington counselor Gregory Crivello loses license for five years for “romantic” relationship with client

2010-03-22: Kansas psychiatrist Ethan Bickelhaupt pleads guilty to controlled substance charges

2010-03-22: Staten Island school psychologist Cornelius Hoges busted for touching himself in front of girl

2010-03-19: Child psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji has no regrets about diagnosing now-deceased toddler with bipolar disorder, prescribing her dangerous drugs

2010-03-17: Wisconsin college psychologist Mervin Smucker surrenders license on allegations of "dual relationship," sex with patient

2010-03-17: Virginia revokes license of psychiatrist Igor Magier, history of disciplinary actions, failure to comply

2010-03-16: UK psychiatric nurse Paul Isaac jailed 11 years for rape and sexual assault of 14-year-girl

2010-03-16: UK psychologist admits allegations of drunkenness, touching himself inappropriately, trying to kiss colleague

2010-03-15: Florida psychiatrist Sohail Punjwani gets harsh letter from FDA; 7-year-old patient committed suicide in 2009

2010-03-15: "Top" UK psychologist Malcolm Cross faces loss of license for drunken behavior, offering male colleague sex

2010-03-15: Memphis psychologist Roger Morgan guilty of federal crime of lying to the FBI

2010-03-11: Texas psychologist Mercy Chieza gets three years prison for Medicaid fraud; must repay $664,000 in ill-got gains

2010-03-10: New York psychologist Boris Mirochnik charged with engaging in sex acts with teenage patient

2010-03-08: School psychologist Donald Stettner on trial for sexual assault of young family member over seven years

2010-03-08: New York psychiatrist Melvin Pisetzner charged with soliciting sex online from former patient

2010-03-08: Aurora Las Encinas "celebrity" psychiatric hospital under renew federal scrutiny following patients' suicide attempts, escapes.

2010-03-08: Quebec radio psychiatric Doc Mailloux found guilty of prescribing mass doses of antipsychotic drugs, misdiagnosis, more.

2010-03-03: Massachusetts authorities looking for 1959-63 victims of child psychiatrist Williams Ayres; Ayres set for April trial in California on molestation charges

2010-03-03: Virginia revokes psychiatrist Igor Magier's license after series of disciplinary actions going back decades.

2010-02-25: California psych hospital chief arrest only the latest: A partial list of psychiatric/mental health child molesters

2010-02-23: Arkansas psychologist Scott L. Landis arrested on drug, public intoxication charges

2010-02-23: Nebraska suspends psychiatrist Jasung Kim on charges of sex with two patients, confidentiality breaches

2010-02-23: Kentucky psychiatrist Douglas Rank arrested after stabbing woman with sword

2010-02-23: Psychiatrist Ethan BIckelhaupt pleads guilty in drug case; prescribed Adderall, other controlled substances for use at house parties

2010-02-19: CNN Headline News: Florida psychologist had sex with patient, billed insurance, facing lawsuit

2010-02-19: Lawsuit: psychiatrist Harvey Rosenberg admitted to dating his patient's ex-wife, according to lawsuit

2010-02-19: Texas psychiatrist Edward B. Gripon disciplined on record keeping and prescribing violations.

2010-02-19: Florida psychologist Daniel Lerom suspended by state board for sex with patient, billing her insurance for it

2010-02-15: Delaware psychiatric nurse Garrett Harrigan indicted for possession of child pornography

2010-02-12: Former patient sues Florida psychologist Daniel Lerom for "sex sessions," fostered sexual relationship to get access to her prescription drugs

2010-02-12: London psychiatrist Adekumle Yesufu found guilty of masturbating in front of three women in Belfast

2010-02-12: Angry jurors say psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji should be "in defendant's chair" in trial of mother in toddler's drug death

2010-02-09: State seeking to suspend, revoke license of psychiatrist John T. Nasse, Jr.

2010-02-08: Georgia psychiatrist Thomas H. Sachy jailed for contempt of court

2010-02-05: Virginia anger management counselor charged with pulling gun in parking flap

2010-02-04: Board suspends medical license of William Olmstead, Texas child psychiatrist who is registered sex offender:

2010-02-03: Maine mental health counselor Anne Dellenbaugh surrenders license for sex with former client

2010-02-03: State of Washington revokes counselor’s license for sexual misconduct with client

2010-01-29: Georgia psychologist Paul Mangum sentenced to two years prison for Medicaid fraud of more than $500K

2010-01-29: Pennsylvania psychologist Mike Degilio charged with forcing a female patient to perform a sex act on him

2010-01-28: Parents sue Harvard hospital for failing to warn of dangerousness of patient responsible in deaths of two kids

2010-01-26: New York psychiatrist Godfrey Mbonu going to jail following fraud conviction, but for how long?

2010-01-26: Disciplinary hearing begins for Toronto psychiatrist; Hung-Tat ("Ted") Lo, accused of imcompetent care since 1983

2010-01-25: Tampa psychologist Daniel R. Lerom loses license after sex with a patient

2010-01-20: Washington school psychologist Craig Figley arrested on child molestation charge

2010-01-20: New York psychiatrist Ramon Ravelo arrested on controlled substance charges

2010-01-18: Psychiatric nurse charged: admits stealing, forging prescription forms for 7,000 doses of Oxycontin

2010-01-15: School psychologist due in court today, charged with taking nude photos of boy

2010-01-15: Fresno (California) psychologist Kristin Hibbard held in theft from ex-patient

2010-01-13: Psychologist Paul Inkeles pleads not guilty to DUI manslaughter; had 8 drugs in his system and was going 22 miles over speed limit at time of crash

2010-01-13: Christopher Wiggens, formr supervisor at Ohio Hospital For Psychiatry gets 18 months prison for sexual battery on 16-year-old female patient.

2010-01-07: Atlanta psychiatrist Seth Pope surrenders license following criminal sex charges

2010-01-07: California medical board charges psychiatrist Gurmeet Multani with sexual abuse of patient

2010-01-05: Connecticut psychologist Reuben Spitz loses appeal against board-ordered probation for patient confidentiality breach, patient sex

2010-01-05: Former NY psychiatric center director arrested, charged over false time cards

2010-01-04: Los Angeles psychologist Lois Vodhanel placed on probation for alcohol-related traffic convictions

2010-01-04: State revokes Fresno (California) psychologist Kristin Hibbard's license; arrested for burglary

2010-01-04: Mill Valley (California) psychologist Joanie F. Gillispie surrenders license following sex with former patient

2010-01-04: Pennsylvania psychiatrist Shadi Duchesne gets probation for failing to keep records of Oxycontin prescriptions

2010-01-01: South African psychologist W.H.E. Wilmans suspended for 9 months for sex with client

2010-00-17: Marriage made in hell? One troubled psychiatric hospital chain buys purchases another

2009-12-29: California prison psychiatrist David Hoban convicted of more than $40K fraud, worked 4 hours, billed state for 10

2009-12-28: Senior staff member at South African psychiatric facility at center of scandal of repeated rape of patient http://3.ly/52I

2009-12-23: Florida psychologist Adam Feder gets 6 years prison for overdose death of ex-girlfriend-patient

2009-12-23: New York psychiatrist Godfrey Mbonu convicted of $214 health insurance fraud--submitted 100s of false psychotherapy claims

2009-12-21: Medicare halts $ to Miami psychiatrist Fernando Mendez-Villamil--wrote 150 prescriptions a day, 7 days a week for 21 months. State invesgates.

2009-12-21: New York psychiatrist Raj Danthuluri convicted of sexual abuse of 16-year-old patient

2009-12-11: Minnesota reprimands child psychiatrist Dexter Whittemore for sexual conduct with patient

2009-12-11: University of Southern Indiana counseling center director James Browning pleads guilty to marijuana charges, faces up to year in jail.

2009-12-11: New Zealand psychologist Susan Jury faces misconduct charge after entering into relationship with patient, married father of five

2009-12-10: Los Angeles psychiatrist Norman Lachman accused of improper relations with two patients.

2009-12-08: Los Angeles psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich scheduled for March 2010 trial in death of Anna Nicole Smith, faces loss of license

2009-12-08: Kristel Rider, former prison psychologist, loses license for sexual affair with patient who she later shot in the back

2009-12-07: Melbourne psychiatrist Colm Moore faces hearing over misbehavior with female patients

2009-12-04: Florida revokes psychiatrist Emanuel J. Falcone's license by unanimous decision

2009-12-04: Appeals court restores $100K in fines against New York mental health firm for patient abuses.

2009-12-04: Hunter P. Widener, former mental health exec, charged with sexual battery in Virginia

2009-12-03: Los Angeles psychiatrist Norman J. Lachman gets slap on wrist for bizarre and exploitative patient abuses

2009-12-03: Florida prison psychiatrist Emanuel J. Falcone quits after prison officials questioned; New York revoked his license for sex with patient

2009-12-02: Maryland psychiatrist Nelson Hendler faces next in string of lawsuits filed patients alleging sexual abuse

2009-12-01: Psychologist Howard Weinberg, sentenced on child porn charges, surrenders license

2009-11-24: Oklahoma psychiatrist Deborah Sue Jennings suspended for sex with patient (starts at 18th paragraph)

2009-11-23: California psychiatrist Wayne Funk, target of prescription drug probe, surrenders license

2009-11-23: University of Florida psychiatrist Marcus Anderson arrested on drunk driving, hitting pedestrian

2009-11-23: New York City psychiatrist Ashrap Amin arrested for sexual assault involving a minor

2009-11-20: Board upholds suspension of psychiatrist Miguel Frontera

2009-11-19: Psychiatrist Miguel Frontera gets hearing before licensing board on charges of improper conduct with young boys

2009-11-18: Christopher Wiggins, Ohio psych hospital employee, guilty of sexual contact with teen patient

2009-11-18: Counselor admits to sex with client, gets probation sentence

2009-11-17: Wisconsin counselor John Monacelli to be sentenced to today for sexually exploiting two vulnerable patients

2009-11-16: New York places restrictions on psychiatrist Shyam Patil's license for negligence on more than one occasion

2009-11-11: Quebec psychiatric Doc Mailloux banned from treating children; guilty on 13 charges of overprescribing and misdiagnoses.

2009-11-11: State suspends Maryland psychiatrist Miguel Frontera for inappropriate physical/genital examinations of 10-12-year-old boys.

2009-11-04: Virginia mental health counselor Jeanne M. Watson guilty of Medicaid fraud

2009-11-02: Minnesota psychologist Suzanne James disciplined by state for making a patient worse

2009-10-29: Ontario psychiatrist Christopher Doyle suspended for sex with former patient

2009-10-29: APA psychologists file complaint with APA president over association's policy and complicity in torture of detainees (scroll down)

2009-10-29: MUSC psychiatry professor Alberto Santos arrested outside "adult entertainment" club on possession of controlled substances

2009-10-29: Connecticut psychotherapist Alan Shulik arrested & charged with sexual assault of patient

2009-10-26: UK psychiatric nurse Matthew Jones gets 2+ years in jail for sex with patient.

2009-10-22: More details released on ruling in case of Thomas Cantwell, Newfoundland-Labrador psychiatrist who had sexual relationship with patient

2009-10-17: Connecticut psychologist Reuben Spitz faces discipline for violating patient confidentiality; had 2005 affair with wife of former patient

2009-10-15: Psychologist files suit against state psychology board for refusal to investigate ethics complaint against former Guantanamo psychologist Larry James

2009-10-15: Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic, former Serb political leader, to stand trial for war crimes later this month

2009-10-13: Newly declassified documents show that psychologists did not just develop or train others in torture techniques--they used them

2009-10-11: Medical board finds psychiatrist Douglas Geenens guilty of 23 counts of misconduct

2009-10-09: Retrial of child psychiatrist William Ayres, accused of molestations, scheduled for April 2010.

2009-10-06: State orders $29,600 find from Matthew Israel, director of facility that uses shock on children for "behavioral control"

2009-10-05: State suspends psychiatrist Chilakamarri Ramesh following August conviction for naturalization fraud

2009-10-02: New Zealand psychiatric nurse Ian C. Dieudonne suspended for assaulting elderly patient

2009-10-01: Vermont psychologist Donald Sanborn gets three years jail for sexually abusing patient

2009-10-01: Minnesota psychologist Neil Shirreff pleads guilty to punching woman in the face in road rage incident

2009-09-30: South African psychologist Estelle De Wit, faces misconduct charge of allegedly entering into a relationship with married man while counselling him and his wife

2009-09-29: Joseph Belanger, Iowa psychologist who treated offenders, sentenced to 7 years prison for downloading child pornography

2009-09-26: Alabama appeals court affirms license suspension of psychologist Leroy Richardson, who put students in "scared straight" program

2009-09-24: Chicago psychiatrist Mani Batchu, 29, charged in two states with statutory rape of 15-year-old girl; violated restraining order

2009-09-23: Board reprimands psychiatrist Latif Ziyar for negligence resulting in patient’s death

2009-09-22: Iowa psychologist Howard Weinberg gets ten years prison for possession of child pornography

2009-09-22: Anna Nicole Smith psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich had sexual contact with the actress-model, according to unsealed court documents

2009-09-21: Group psychotherapy session ends with two dead and a third in a coma

2009-09-21: California psychiatrist Michael J. Menaster, "long history of emotional and behavioral problems," placed on three years probation

2009-09-19: Illinois school psychologist Rita Mueller sentenced to two and a half years in prison for terrorizing letter campaign; sent school official box of feces

2009-09-17: State review board upholds revocation of psychiatrist Reed C. Moskowitz's license for sex with patients, fraud

2009-09-16: Victoria, Australia psychologist Margaret Schirmer admits sexual affair with patient

2009-09-15: Michigan psychologist Brandee Peikert, charged with sex and computer crimes against patient, rejects plea deal

2009-09-11: Second family accuses child psychiatrist William Olmsted of misconduct with 10-year-old daughter

2009-09-10: Medical board reprimands psychiatrist Latif Ziyar for negligence resulting in patient's death

2009-09-10: State revokes license of California psychologist Jon Stanley Bunce for sex with vulnerable patient

2009-09-10: Board reprimands psychiatrist Latif Ziyar for negligence resulting in patient’s death

2009-09-07: New York psychiatrist Tomasz W. Kowacz charged by medical board with negligence, moral unfitness and more

2009-09-03: Florida mental health counselor Charles J. Friedlander loses license following conviction for child enticement

2009-09-01: Tennessee psychiatrist Sarath B. Gangavarapu admits to insider trading scam; must repay more than $750,000 in ill-gotten gain plus penalties

2009-09-01: Texas psychiatrist Barlow Smith disciplined for sex with former patient who had been sexually abused

2009-08-29: Psychiatrist Mohammed Soori loses license in New York

2009-08-25: Newfoundland psychiatrist Thomas Cantwell stripped of licese for four-year sexual relationship with patient

2009-08-24: California Board revoked psychologist Jon Stanley Bunce’s license for numerous departures

2009-08-24: Nevada psychiatrist Adekunle O. Ajayi reprimanded for malpractice

2009-08-20: New South Wales psychologist Jean Michel Mazaliegue loses license for engaging in sex with female client who sought help during religious crisis

2009-08-19: State revokes psychiatrist Prasad Yalavarthi’s license following 2005 Nebraska revocation

2009-08-19: State disciplines psychiatrist William B. Lyles unprofessional conduct

2009-08-18: Michigan psychiatrist Chilakamarri Ramesh sentenced to 10 months prison for immigration fraud

2009-08-18: Juvenile detention psychologist banned from practice after sending sex letters to teenage detainee/patient

2009-08-15: California psychologist Fernando Cordero sentenced to seven years prison for sexual assault, sexual exploitation of patients and attempting to dissuade a witness from reporting a crime

2009-08-14: UK Psychiatric nurse Robert Humm loses license for "filming up women's skirts"

2009-08-13: Kansas psychiatrist Ethan Bickelhaupt federally indicted for writing false prescriptions for "patients" which he diverted for his own use

2009-08-11: New South Wales psychologist Katherine Asminaris loses license for personal relationship with patient; sent teen inmate sexually explicit letter

2009-08-07: Florida seeking to suspend/revoke license of psychiatrist Emanuel J. Falcone following New York revocation for sex with patient, other violations

2009-08-07: State seeks to suspend/revoke psychologist Chris Saindon’s license for drunk driving, causing traffic accident

2009-08-05: UK psychologist David Pinnell guilty of stealing dead baby's identity and using it to commit 7-year public benefits fraud scam

2009-08-03: New York discipline psychiatrist Royle Miralles, noted as highest paid county employee, for numerous instances of negligence, incompetence

2009-07-31: State suspends psychiatrist Joel K. Carroll for possession of firearms & ammunition at his office, prescribing abuses and sexual misconduct charges

2009-07-29: Psychologist Julian B. Metter surrenders his license for Medicare fraud, other violations

2009-07-28: Pennsylvania revokes psychologist David M. Garner’s license for sex with patient; Ohio and Canada previously did the same

2009-07-21: Psychiatric nurse trainee jailed 3 1/2 years for trying to smuggle heroin into prison

2009-07-20: Kingston, Ontario psychologist Erin Danto jailed for two years for aiding escape of convicted murderer

2009-07-17: State of Illinois suspends psychologist William A. Hovsepian for "improper personal relationship" with female patient

2009-07-17: Psychiatric hospital aide charged with giving patient nails to swallow

2009-07-16: Former employee files suit against estate of psychologist Stuart Greenberg, accused of secretly videotaping her in bathroom

2009-07-15: UK psychiatric nurse jailed for nine months for beating fellow golfer with 8-iron

2009-07-15: State places psychiatrist Mariano A. Galang on restricted practice

2009-07-14: Psychiatric nurse with previous sex offense conviction loses license for knifing ex-boyfriend

2009-07-14: Kansas psychiatrist Douglas Geenens faces loss of license for prescribing drugs to patients without conducting examinations

2009-07-13: Ottawa psychiatrist Juan Tejeda-Rossario found guilty of sexually assaulting patient

2009-07-13: Tennessee psychiatrist Cupid Poe sentenced for Medicaid fraud; billed federal government for $70K in false counseling claims

2009-07-12: Jamaican government psychologist charged with child molestation

2009-07-09: Georgia state psychiatric hospital clinical director John M. Rowles fined, disciplined for failure to oversee 15-year-old patient’s care

2009-07-08: State seeks to suspend/revoke psychologist Chris Saindon’s license for drunk driving, causing traffic accident

2009-07-07: Psychologist Michael Miran charged with Medicaid and Medicare fraud

2009-07-06: Mental health case worker jailed on multiple felony child sex abuse charges

2009-07-06: Washington State suspends mental health counselor Christopher B. Evans indefinitely for sex with former client

2009-07-02: FBI joins investigation of school psychologist Johnny Clevinger, arrested on charge of sexually exploiting a minor

2009-07-02: Psychiatrist Christian Hageseth, convicted for unlicensed practice, to spend 9 month sentence on house arrest

2009-07-02: State suspends psychiatrist Kenneth Spaulding for three years for sexual conduct with patient

2009-07-01: Texas psychologist Matthew H. Leddy facing felony charges of defrauding Medicaid of $100-200K

2009-07-01: State suspends psychiatrist Sam Castellani for patient sex

2009-07-01: Tennessee psychiatrist Alex A. Fider disciplined by state following criminal conviction

2009-06-29: Nashville psychiatrist Sam Castellani arrested on charge of raping female patient.

2009-06-25: Georgia psychiatrist Seth Pope charged with sexual assault of a patient.

2009-06-25: Pennsylvania psychologist Julian Metter pleads guilty to Medicare fraud; still faces civil suit for improper patient treatment

2009-06-22: Ontario prison psychologist Erin Danto charged with aiding escape of convicted murderer

2009-06-22: Psychiatrist Gerald E. Lake surrenders license to medical board

2009-06-19: New York psychiatric ward staff face possible criminal charges for covering up neglect in death of Esmin Green, who died on waiting room floor, ignored by staff

2009-06-19: State orders psychiatrist Raj Dantuluri to cease practice following conviction for sexual abuse of teen

2009-06-16: State places practice limitations on psychiatrist Kurt R. Guindon following license suspension

2009-06-16: Connecticut medical board fines psychiatrist Peter Benet $15K for substandard level of care; patient developed incurable nerve disorder

2009-06-13: Ottawa psychiatrist Juan Tejeda-Rosario on trial for sexual assault; plaintiff describes deviant sexual behavior

2009-06-12: Ontario revokes chief psychiatrist Samuel Malcolmson's license for sexual abuses; impregnated patient

2009-06-11: State suspends psychiatrist Jonathon W. Thomas for sexual contact with two patients

2009-06-10: State permanently revokes psychiatrist Michael A. Stockton’s license; Stockton has “history of self-prescribing…dangerous drugs”

2009-06-10: State revokes license of psychiatrist James Whitton surrenders his license on allegations of sexual impropriety

2009-06-10: New York reprimands, places psychiatrist Meera Goyal on probation for five years for criminal convictions

2009-06-09: Minnesota psychologist Judith Henderson surrenders license on charges that she billed patient for going shopping

2009-06-09: FBI captures fugitive Florida psychiatrist wanted in liver transplant scam, Medicaid fraud

2009-06-09: Iowa psychiatrist Paul Dean Anderson facing medical board allegations of growing marijuana, sexual exploitation of patient

2009-06-08: Psychologist Allan K. Hearne convicted of federal health care fraud, faces up to 75 years in prison

2009-06-06: Mental health counselor Stephen Knezek sentenced for defrauding insurance companies of more than $200K in bogus psychotherapy claims

2009-06-05: State places clinical social worker Alyssa Mandel on probation and restrictions following “Dr. Phil” appearance, false insurance claims

2009-06-05: State prohibits clinical social worker Dawn Malone from providing services; engaged in inappropriate insurance billing, recordkeeping failures

2009-06-04: Washington-Wyoming psychiatrist Bruce Bennett disciplined for sexual contact with patient

2009-06-04: Psychiatrist Karen G. Canulla reprimanded for sexual relationship with patient

2009-06-01: Australian psychologist Craig Stephen Cook suspended for a year for socializing, discussing his own problems with patients

2009-05-29: Texas psychiatrist Robert A. Woodward placed on 10-year disciplinary order for prohibited substance violations

2009-05-28: New York places psychiatrist Surjit Dinsa on five years probation for numerous instances of incompetence, negligence regarding seven patients

2009-05-26: State charges counselor Taylor Danard with dishonesty; used “Ph.D” title despite having no degree

2009-05-22: Psychiatrist Mark Kosins placed on 36 months probation for negligence; patient ended up in ICU

2009-05-20: Wisconsin medical board suspends psychiatrist Jonathan Thomas on suspicion of sex with patients

2009-05-20: California psychologist Fernando Cordero pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of third patient

2009-05-20: Wisconsin medical board reprimands psychiatrist Victoria Fetter for disclosing patient information

2009-05-19: English psychiatrist Himanshu Ghadiali loses license for “sexually motivated examinations” of patients

2009-05-18: Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) psychiatrist professor pleads guilty to fraud

2009-05-18: Michigan psychiatrist Chilakamarri Ramesh convicted of fraud

2009-05-18: Medical board reprimands psychiatrist Derek A. Ott in patient death

2009-05-14: California revokes psychiatrist J. Victor Monke’s license

2009-05-11: Kentucky psychologist Chad Stafford sentenced to 151 months for child porn

2009-05-08: No plea bargain planned in criminal prosecution of child psychiatrist facing with 20 counts of molestations

2009-05-08: UK psychiatrist Andrew Clayon convicted for possession of child pornography

2009-05-08: Psychiatrist Andrew Clayton sentenced on child pornography conviction

2009-05-07: Medical board places psychiatrist Michael Cosgrove, twice convicted of DUI, on three years probation with conditions

2009-05-03: State places counselor Gary Nicholson on probation for negligence, malpractice

2009-05-02: Hong Kong psychiatrist Win Yu barred from practice 10 years for sex with patient

2009-05-01: Psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji under criminal investigation in death of 4-year-old patient

2009-05-01: Medical board accuses psychiatrist Latif Ziyar of negligence, corruption in patient death

2009-04-30: Psychologists Bruce Jessen and Jim Mitchell devised CIA "waterboarding," interrogation methods

2009-04-29: Psychiatrist John Peter Dominic Rigano sentenced to nine months jail for indecently touching patient

2009-04-24: State suspended counselor Peter Boger for sexual contact with client

2009-04-24: Vermont medical board seeks to suspend or revoke psychiatrist Karen Preis’ license for failure to file/pay state taxes

2009-04-23: Health department charges counselor Lisa K. Cyphers with negligence

2009-04-17: State suspends counselor George Menard for 30 months

2009-04-17: Washington counselor Tony Ogemahgeshig charged by state with sexual misconduct

2009-04-15: Psychiatrist Morimitsu Sakihama sentenced for leaking confidential client information

2009-04-14: Colorado psychologist Phillip Bennett suspended by state board

2009-04-08: Illinois psychiatrist Imad Al-Basha faces up to 3 years prison on federal tax fraud conviction

2009-04-07: Psychologist Robert E. Dailey arrested, charged with failing to report child abuse

2009-04-07: Brown University psychiatrist Martin Keller, under Senate investigation, steps down as psych dept. Chairman

2009-04-02: Mental health counselor Melissa Lynn Jones arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon

2009-04-02: Suspended psychologist Michael Doyle asked to be patient's "bed buddy"

2009-04-02: California psychologist John R. Loré surrenders license for sex exploitation of depressed patient

2009-04-02: Prison psychologist Gloria Gray surrenders license during investigation into sexual relationship with inmate

2009-04-02: California psychologist Paul D. Coyne surrenders license to Board for sex with assistant

2009-04-01: Iowa City psychologist Howard Weinberg pleads guilty to child porn

2009-04-01: Arizona psychiatrist David Patzer, now working in Tennessee, disciplined in both states for substance abuse

2009-03-31: New York psychologist Robert Reiner charged with secretly videotaping patients in his restroom

2009-03-31: Psychologist Michael Doyle ordered to suspend practice for 4 months

2009-03-30: Mental health counselor Charles J. Friedlander guilty of soliciting children for sex

2009-03-27: State suspends license of psychiatrist Kenneth Headen; limits prescribing privileges

2009-03-27: Child psychologist Joseph David Curtis sentenced to 5 years prison for child pornography

2009-03-27: California board suspends psychologist Indra Rocha-Singh for sex with patient

2009-03-26: Trial begins against psychologist Fernando Cordero, accused of sexually abusing patients

2009-03-24: State suspends mental health counselor Robert D. Baize's license for sexual misconduct

2009-03-23: State revokes counselor Patricia Kehoe's registration for practice without a license

2009-03-20: Kentucky psychiatrist Mariano A. Galang accused of sexual misconduct with two patients

2009-03-20: Psychiatrist Charles D. Morgan gets nine months jail in patient sex case

2009-03-20: Harvard psych Joseph Biederman, testifies he's second to God, in drug case deposition

2009-03-19: California school psychologist Richard Swank charged with sexually abusing own son for eight years

2009-03-19: University of Minnesota psychiatrist S. Charles Schulz scrutinized over research, relationship to drug maker

2009-03-18: Psychiatrist Ajit Trikha loses New York license following Medicare fraud conviction

2009-03-16: Washington psychologist David Celio placed under supervision by state board

2009-03-13: Psychiatrist Alan John Stubley gets prison for patient rape

2009-03-13: Federal drug agents seize records from psychiatrist John Savino, license on probation

2009-03-13: Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist, two others, charged with conspiracy

2009-03-13: Psychiatrist John Savino under DEA investigation

2009-03-13: Mental health counselor Stephen Pasion, charged by state board with patient sex, loses license

2009-03-12: West Virginia students protest psychologist J. Philippe Rushton's racism theory

2009-03-10: DEA seizes records from psychiatrist John Savino, office closed

2009-03-09: Wisconsin psychiatrist Charles D. Morgan loses license to practice in California for sex crime

2009-03-09: New York medical board reprimands psychiatrist Ioni Sisodia following theft conviction

2009-03-06: Federal drug co. fraud case names hospital chief psychiatrist Jeffrey Bostic

2009-03-06: Tribunal gives go-ahead in malpractice suit against Rebecca Riley psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji

2009-03-06: State suspends psychologist Philip A. Hirsch's license for non-authorized prescriptions

2009-03-04: Stamford attorney sues psychiatrist for misdiagnosis, prescribing, resulting in rampage

2009-03-04: Lawyer accuses psychiatrist Kayoko Kifuji of "laundry list" of medical misdeeds in death of 4-year-old

2009-03-03: Tennessee psychiatrist Chip Hayward Fountain pleads guilty to statutory rape of patient

2009-03-03: Psychologist Marc Zackheim pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

2009-03-03: "Celebrity Rehab" psychiatric facility under government investigation

2009-03-03: Counselor Alexander Chun suspended for five years over patient suicide

2009-02-26: Despite probe, problems continue at Chicago psych facility Riveredge Hospital

2009-02-25: Psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff under federal investigation for $$ ties to drugmaker

2009-02-25: Psychiatrist Christian Hageseth guilty in "telemedicine" case, patient committed suicide on Prozac

2009-02-25: Kansas board places psychiatrist Vernon Kliewer on probation for care violations

2009-02-24: Australian psychiatrist Hugh Veness, subject of inquiry for prescribing painkillers to former lover who suicided

2009-02-23: Australian psychiatrist Gary V. Persley suspended for sexual relationship with patient

2009-02-19: Colorado psychologist Elisabeth Paterson's license suspended

2009-02-17: New Zealand psychiatrist fighting suit by parents of deceased patient

2009-02-17: Maryland psychologist Robert Stoever arrested for sexual assault of 13-year-old

2009-02-14: New Hampshire psychiatrists Gregory Bahder arrested for sexual assault of former patient

2009-02-14: Colorado psychiatrist Christian Hageseth faces California trial in April

2009-02-13: State charges counselor Ronnie B. Fowler with sexual misconduct against client

2009-02-12: Psychiatric aide accused of giving patient nails to eat

2009-02-12: Psychiatrist Jerome Feldman, wanted by FBI since '99, to be deported, face trial

2009-02-11: Virginia psychiatrist Mohammed Soori license suspended over prescriptions

2009-02-06: Washington medical board charges psychiatrist Kevin Sloan with prescribing violation

2009-02-06: Virginia psychiatrist Colleen Blanchfield reprimanded by medical board for prescribing ADD drugs without substantiating diagnosis

2009-02-05: California psychologist William P. Hatherly surrenders his license to state board

2009-02-05: California psychologist Michael J. Kondas surrenders license to state board for dishonest, corrupt or fraudulent acts

2009-02-05: Psychiatrist John S. Andrews disciplined by state board for chronic record keeping failures

2009-02-03: California psychiatrist Wayne Funk accused of dispensing surplus pills

2009-01-29: Psychiatrist John N. MacTavish resigns license following admission of "intimacy" with patient

2009-01-23: North Dakota psychologist Joseph Belanger gets 7 years prison for child porn

2009-01-23: Psychologist Nilima A. Nirmul suspended for personal relationship with patient

2009-01-21: Jack Roberts, CEO of mental health facility Madison Center, resigns

2009-01-16: State psych center in Vegas fined in sex attack

2009-01-15: Washington counselor Robert D. Dismore, had sexual relations with client, surrenders license

2009-01-14: Psychiatrist Maria Carmen Palazzo gets 87 months prison for health care fraud

2009-01-08: County psychiatric unit's chief suspended, accused of physical conflict with patient

2009-01-08: UK psychiatrist Chantal Piek suspended for forgery

2009-01-07: DC psychiartrist Joel S. Ganz sentenced on obstruction of justice charge

2009-01-07: California psychologist arrested & charged for practice on stolen license

2009-01-06: Michigan counselor/psychologist/social worker has license summarily suspended

2009-01-05: Florida psychologist Johann N. Prewett suspended in interest of public safety

2009-01-01: New York psychiatrist Jaime M. Benitez disciplined for professional misconduct

2008-12-30: Wisconsin psychotherapist John R. Monacelli charged with sexual exploitation of patients

2008-12-30: Harvard child psychiatrist Joseph Biederman to curtail industry-financed activities

2008-12-29: Court affirms revocation of psychiatrist Leo D'Souza's license

2008-12-26: Florida clinical social worker Ashley T. Cook charged with having sex with teen patient

2008-12-25: Michigan suspends counselor-social worker Wendell Wayne Woodard for sexual misconduct, etc.

2008-12-23: NY child psychiatrist Raj Danthuluri convicted of sex abuse of 16-year-old

2008-12-23: Maryland revokes counselor Stanley J. Benn's license

2008-12-22: Emory University permanently strips psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff of chairmanship

2008-12-22: Delays in molestation trial of psychiatrist William Ayres frustrate families of those he's accused of victimizing

2008-12-19: Kenneth Brasel sentenced for concealing felony history from Medicaid program

2008-12-19: Wisconsin psychiatrist Charles D. Morgan pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of patient

2008-12-19: Psychologist Nadejda Kachlakeva charged with practicing on stolen license

2008-12-17: Florida mental health therapist Charles Friedlander convicted of plan to abuse boys

2008-12-17: TX counselor Michael J. Bartos sentenced to 60 days jail for Medicaid fraud

2008-12-12: New York disciplines psychiatrist Stephen Friedes

2008-12-09: Psychiatrist Evan Zimmer indicted relative to prostitution ring

2008-12-08: Restraints still used after girl's death

2008-12-08: Mental health counselor Gerrish Smith suspended for Medicaid fraud conviction

2008-12-08: Mental health counselor Amy L. Libs suspended two years for patient relationship, drugs

2008-12-05: American Psychotherapy Association chairman charged with child abuse

2008-12-04: State mental hospital worker charged with sex abuse of patient; had been suspended in patient death

2008-12-04: Florida suspends social worker George B. Perlin for substance abuse

2008-12-04: Florida social worker Carlos Ruedas gives up license after sexual act with client

2008-12-03: Texas lambasted over care of mentally disabled

2008-12-03: NV psychiatrist Randall Foster loses right to prescribe controlled substances following patient's suicide

2008-12-03: Maine psychology board reprimands John S. Hale

2008-12-03: Wisconsin psychologist Twila Pearson surrenders license to board after sex and marriage to former patient

2008-12-02: Ontario psychotherapist ordered to cease using "doctor" title

2008-12-02: Florida psychologist Robert Pensa gives up license following investigation into sex with patient

2008-12-01: Virginia suspends counselor Jonathan O. Crook for sex with client, etc.

2008-11-30: $1 million settlement to family of man who died in Georgia state psychiatric hospital

2008-11-30: Evidence suggests CIA funded experiments at state hospital

2008-11-26: State suspends psychiatrist Carlos Marcano's license following sex conviction

2008-11-25: Florida counselor Michael A. Holder not licensed as family therapist; exposed following domestic violence charge

2008-11-25: State seeks to yank psychiatrist Milton P. Huang's license

2008-11-25: Joseph Biederman, Harvard psychiatrist with $$$ ties to pharmaceutical companies, court-ordered to give deposition in cases

2008-11-24: Minnesota psychologists John Baumgart and Mark Trelstad disciplined by state

2008-11-24: Texas suspends psychiatrist Eli Anderson's license for cocaine use

2008-11-24: Plaintiff's attorneys seek to depose Harvard "child bipolar" psych Joseph Biederman over ties to drug maker

2008-11-23: Florida family therapist Michael A. Holder jailed on domestic violence charge

2008-11-23: Feds fault Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. facility for patient's "preventable" death

2008-11-21: Psychiatrist Alan John Stubley guilty of raping former patients

2008-11-20: Psychiatrist Jeffrey J. Richards surrenders licenses in two states

2008-11-18: Judge says psychiatrist Nathan Thuma committed perjury

2008-11-15: Psychologist Benjamin Carrara charged with theft of work-issued computer

2008-11-14: Indiana psychiatrist Adolfo P. Hernandez sentenced to six years in prison on narcotics conviction

2008-11-13: Colorado psychologist Thomas Kalous ceases practice pending criminal trial for patient sex

2008-11-06: Board suspends psychiatrist David R. Mitchell

2008-11-05: Ontario revokes psychologist Michael Gadon's license for "manipulative sex" with patient

2008-11-05: Ontario, Canada psychologist Michael Gadon loses license for sex with patient

2008-11-04: UK mental hospital is given damning report

2008-11-03: California psychologist Carol H. Atkinson disciplined for gross negligence and repeated negligent acts relative to psychological assessments

2008-11-01: Baton Rouge trio charged with Medicaid fraud in psychotherapy billing scam

2008-11-01: Illinois suspends counselor William A. Wyatt for reckless discharge of a firearm

2008-10-29: Psychiatrist Patricia Crellin, 3 others, sentenced for failure to report patient abuse

2008-10-29: Woman sues Omaha state mental health facility for sex assault

2008-10-29: Plea deal in works for Indiana counselor, convicted of child sexual assault, porn charges

2008-10-29: Arizona psychiatrist Patricia Crellin convicted for failing to report sex assault of patient

2008-10-27: New York psychiatrist Stephen M. Shapiro’s license revocation for 7-year sexual relationship with patient

2008-10-25: Maryland psychiatric nurse gets three years prison for fraud

2008-10-25: Fake Albuquerque psychologist given 66 years

2008-10-24: State seeks to revoke/suspend psychiatrist Douglas Geenens’ license for violations involving 21 patients

2008-10-23: Washington State suspends mental health counselor Audrey Buckton for sex with patient

2008-10-22: David Garner, psychologist with history of sex misconduct accusations, gives up Ohio license

2008-10-21: New Jersey psychiatrist Chowdhury Azam charged with fondling female patient

2008-10-21: Australian psychologist Nicholas Didenkowski pleads guilty to indecent assault of 17-year-old

2008-10-21: Arizona reprimands psychiatrist Richard J. Schaeffer for prescribing and record keeping failures

2008-10-16: Mental health nurse loses license for accessing porn at work

2008-10-16: California psychologist board revoked Diana M. Elliott’s license for non-compliance with earlier discipline related to testing, testimony in divorce case

2008-10-15: Former "Brady Bunch" star slams disgraced Beach Boy psychologist

2008-10-10: San Diego area psychiatrist Gene W. Lin surrenders license (see third paragraph)

2008-10-10: Texas psychiatrist Marvin Cornette’s license suspended following drug arrest

2008-10-09: Counselor Richard Robillard's license revoked following conviction for assault on boy

2008-10-08: Psychologist Edward Donner, convicted for child porn, has license restricted

2008-10-08: Colorado psychology board places Frank A. Patton on probation

2008-10-06: Washington State counselor Alexander Chun “conducted checks” on already-dead suicidal patient

2008-10-05: Unnamed New Zealand psychologist suspended, fined for "breaking boundaries" with patient

2008-10-04: Emory University psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff failed to report drug company income

2008-10-03: Tulsa psychiatrist David Crass charged with 35 prescribing, Medicaid fraud counts

2008-10-03: Emory University psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff steps down following Senate probe

2008-10-03: North Dakota psychologist Joseph Belanger pleads guilty to possession of child pornography

2008-10-03: New York State revokes licenses of psychiatrists Robert Hauben and Emanuel Falcone

2008-10-03: Arizona mental health counselor Ruth Kawasaki suspended over conduct in divorce-custody case

2008-10-02: Virginia Beach social worker James Eisenhower suspended on allegations of patient assault, insurance fraud

2008-10-02: Counselor Norman Nickles’ license suspended for sex with client

2008-09-27: Toronto psychiatrist Hung-Tat Lo faces hearing related to patient's massacre of family

2008-09-26: Supreme Court upholds conviction of Arkansas psychologist Anna Clark for inmate sex

2008-09-15: Utah Attorney General explains state lawsuits against antipsychotic drug makers

2008-09-10: Maine psychiatrist reprimanded for selling gun to patient

2008-09-06: Federal authorities to investigate New Jersey state psychiatric hospital

2008-09-05: New York psychologist Jennifer Hastings, rejects plea deal in teen sex case

2008-09-05: California psychologist Sheila Byrns surrenders her license to state board for negligence

2008-09-04: Nebraska elementary school psychologist cited by police for child neglect

2008-08-31: Florida revokes counselor Jennifer Baxt's license for fraud, falsified records

2008-08-29: Pennsylvania psychiatrist Nirmala Karnam sentenced in traffic death

2008-08-28: W. Virginia psychiatrist Russ Voltin slapped by state for personal relationship with patient

2008-08-26: Pennsylvania bans face-down restraint, psychiatric "technique" responsible for innumerable deaths

2008-08-22: N. Carolina closes psych ward where man died after being neglected for 22 hours

2008-08-21: Lebanese psychiatrist shoots woman and her family, then himself

2008-08-21: Deaths, rape lead to scrutiny of Pasadena (CA) psychiatric hospital

2008-08-21: WV Psychiatrist Russ Voltin reprimanded for personal relationship with patient

2008-08-19: Washington state psychologist on probation for revealing patient identity

2008-08-15: North Carolina state psychiatric facility loses accreditation

2008-08-14: Australian psychiatrist appeals conviction

2008-08-12: Family sues psychologist sued over stolen works of art

2008-08-12: Delaware legislator calls psych hospital management "The Sopranos" regarding patients' trust funds

2008-08-11: Psychiatrist Peter Benet, investigated by attorney general in '02, faces two unrelated complaints

2008-08-08: Name suppression lifted on New Zealand psychologist whose license was revoked

2008-08-08: Virginia psychiatrist Wayne W. Chang suspended for trading Oxycontin prescriptions for sex

2008-08-08: Maryland psychiatrist Peter Gleason pleads guilty in federal court in drug “misbranding” scheme

2008-08-07: Minnesota psychiatrist convicted of sex with patient loses license

2008-08-06: Federal court affirms family's right to sue school for subjecting teen to mental health test without parental consent

2008-08-05: Waikato (New Zealand) psychologist loses license for affair with patient

2008-08-04: Waikato psychologist admits sexual affair with patient

2008-08-02: Psychiatrist hits teen, keeps his job

2008-08-01: U.S. Senator intensifies investigation of Stanford University, NIH and psychiatrist

2008-08-01: Stanford University yanks government grant from psychiatrist under federal scrutiny

2008-07-31: Florida mental health counselor charged with arranging for sex with boys

2008-07-30: Ontario, Canada psychiatrist suspended for professional misconduct

2008-07-30: Australian psychiatrist discipline on gun charge admits sex with patient

2008-07-29: California psychiatric hospital cited for 111 violations

2008-07-29: Minnesota psychiatrist admits to having sex with patient and calling it "therapy"

2008-07-24: Psychiatrist loses license in California, gets probation in Colorado for "romance" with former patient

2008-07-24: California Medical Board seeks to revoke drunk-driving psychiatrist’s medical license

2008-07-22: Psychologist, former Serbian official, found guilty of medical title fraud

2008-07-22: Serbian psychiatrist-turned-"Butcher of Bosnia" captured

2008-07-21: Former state psychologist faces porn charges

2008-07-21: Washington psychologist Jeffrey Startzel, engaged in personal relationship with female client, suspended indefinitely

2008-07-18: Psychologist appointed head of DC's Child & Family Agency admits to sex with patient

2008-07-17: Wisconsin psychiatrist to stand trial for sexual relationship with patient

2008-07-16: Georgia psychotherapist charged with sexual assault of patient

2008-07-15: Slain woman's psychologist's license suspended

2008-07-15: Woman files lawsuit against psychiatrist-boyfriend

2008-07-15: Washington state psychiatrist restricted for excessive prescribing; cited for same in 2006

2008-07-14: Washington state denies license to counselor for practicing without a license, sex with client

2008-07-12: Psychologist's Illicit relationship complicated family tragedy

2008-07-11: Psychiatrist Indicted On Sexual Assault Charges

2008-07-10: Psychologist deregistered over lesbian affair

2008-07-10: Lawsuit filed over death in NY psych ward

2008-07-10: Virginia psychologist suspended for "romantic" involvement with patient, was disciplined in '88 for "inappropriate contact of a sexual nature"

2008-07-09: Indicted Taiwanese psychiatrist released on nearly US $1 million bail

2008-07-07: California counselor's license revoked due to "relationships" with clients

2008-07-03: Seven Arkansas child mental health clinics close after Medicaid pulls funding

2008-07-02: Six hospital employees disciplined in psychiatric ER death

2008-07-01: One child may testify at psychologist's trial

2008-07-01: Wisconsin psychiatrist charged with sexual exploitation of patient

2008-06-30: Washington social worker suspended on sexual misconduct charges

2008-06-29: Two lawsuits against Las Vegas psychiatrist in two years, sealed by court

2008-06-26: Senate inquiry finds Stanford psychiatrist underreported drug company income

2008-06-26: Emergency suspension of social worker found in nude with minor client

2008-06-25: Prison psychologist gets 9 months prison for running over colleague

2008-06-23: Convicted Florida psychiatrist loses license

2008-06-23: Massachusett mental health center uses electroshock on children

2008-06-23: Medical board puts southern CA psychiatrist on 7 years probation for drugs, sex

2008-06-21: UK TV psychiatrist loses license for three months for plagiarism

2008-06-20: Winnipeg psychiatrist disciplined for after-hours billing

2008-06-20: New York psychiatrist who blacked out, killed three in road crash, disciplined by Board

2008-06-19: UK TV psychiatrist plagiarized, "brought profession into disrepute," could lose license

2008-06-17: State Medical Board investigates North Carolina psychiatrist

2008-06-16: Drug charges filed against Florida psychologist

2008-06-13: Florida psychiatric counselor sent to prison for tax fraud

2008-06-12: Marriage counselor ordered to jail for lewd call to client

2008-06-10: NY psychiatrist settles malpractice suit

2008-06-10: California board revokes psychiatrist's license for prescribing to addicts, sex with former patient

2008-06-08: U.S. Senator exposes Harvard psychiatrists' drug company income

2008-06-07: Man who shot and killed wife working as psychiatrist

2008-06-07: Arkansas medical board yanks psych's license in crack case

2008-06-04: Indiana medical board files charges against psychiatrist Wrenda Gallien, convicted on drug, prescribing charges

2008-06-03: Psychologist charged in third child assault case

2008-06-03: Tennessee psychiatrist's license on probation for inappropriate methadone prescriptions

2008-06-03: Tennessee psychiatrist indicted for rape of juvenile

2008-06-03: Lying UK psychiatrist suspended for one year

2008-06-03: Maine psychologist surrenders license for failure to abstain from alcohol

2008-06-01: Suicidal New York psychiatrist will no longer practice

2008-05-31: Washington psych hospital counselor gets jail sentence in child sex case

2008-05-30: Arizona mental health counselor suspended for "intimate relationship" with client

2008-05-30: New York psychiatrist surrenders license to state following 46 misconduct charges

2008-05-29: Ex-patients who are suing feel threatened by former psychiatrist

2008-05-29: State of Washington suspends psychiatrist in death of 17-year-old girl

2008-05-28: Iceland psychiatrist suspended for writing false prescriptions

2008-05-28: Delaware psychologist faces criminal assault charges

2008-05-28: Iceland psychiatrist Accused of Using Patients’ Names to Acquire Perscriptions

2008-05-27: Pennsylvania psychologist arrested on charge of sexual assault of children

2008-05-19: Lawsuit against "mad doc" New York psychiatrist goes to court

2008-05-19: State of Wisconsin revokes mental health counselor's license for "use of fraud or deception"

2008-05-19: Colorado social work board restricts Adelia Tripp-Morris’ practice

2008-05-15: State police seize documents from Massachusetts "shock" school

2008-05-14: Tennessee psychologist indicted for bribery

2008-05-14: Ohio revokes child psychologist's license for sex violations with children

2008-05-14: Alabama mental health counselor's license suspended for standard of care and ethics vioaltions

2008-05-12: New York psychiatrist's license suspended on 46 misconduct charges

2008-05-12: State of Washington charges counselor for sex with patient, unlicensed practice

2008-05-09: New York psychiatrist's license suspended during criminal case

2008-05-06: Alberta psychiatrist's license revoked for sex with patient

2008-05-05: Missouri psychologist surrenders license after patient got worse

2008-05-01: Texas psychology board revokes killer psychologist’s license

2008-04-29: Washington State revokes mental health counselor's license for sex with client

2008-04-28: Kansas psychiatrist suspended as imminent danger to patients and others

2008-04-20: Mississippi psychiatrist restricted from prescribing addictive drugs

2008-04-17: Iowa City psychologist arrested for child porn

2008-04-17: Psychiatrist convicted of defrauding government

2008-04-14: Virginia school psychologist suspended

2008-04-11: Louisiana psychiatrist arrested for possession of child porn

2008-04-10: California child psych facility closes following 518 state violations

2008-04-09: Iowa psychiatrist's license suspended for alcohol

2008-04-07: Court ruling debunks diagnosis of "parental alienation syndrome"

2008-04-07: Georgia couple files suit against psychiatrist for improper advances

2008-04-06: Innocent man released from prison; psychologist's testimony "psychobabble"

2008-04-06: Ontario child psychiatrist gives up license amid allegations

2008-04-04: Massachusetts psychiatrist sued in drug death of 4-year-old girl

2008-04-03: Illinois psychiatrist jailed 30-months for Medicare fraud

2008-04-03: Michigan child psychiatrist charged with sexual assault

2008-04-02: St. Paul psychologist guilty plea after fake rape report

2008-04-01: BBC psychiatrist Tonmoy Sharma is struck off

2008-03-29: Texas psychologist indicted for Medicaid fraud

2008-03-29: New York psychologist indicted on felony rape charges

2008-03-27: Kansas psychiatrist still practicing despite numerous complaints

2008-03-25: UK psychiatrist struck off of medical register for "inappropriate" sex therapy

2008-03-25: Washington State mental health counselor suspended for sex with client

2008-03-25: Kentucky grand jury indicts psychologist for Medicaid fraud

2008-03-23: Psychotherapists expose problem of sex with patients

2008-03-21: Indianapolis psychiatrist arrested on drug charges

2008-03-20: $1.1 Million Judgment Entered Against Cleveland Psychiatrist On TennCare Fraud

2008-03-20: North Carolina psychologist loses license for sex acts with patient

2008-03-19: State board bans psychiatrist from prescribing meds to children

2008-03-19: Psychologist struck off for relationship with client

2008-03-18: Child psychologist pleads guilty to soliciting teen patient for sex

2008-03-18: New York psychologist Marvin A. Conan loses license for sex with a patient

2008-03-16: Queensland psychologist to be disciplined for numerous violations

2008-03-13: State suspends Massachusetts psychiatrist after hospital incident

2008-03-12: Maryland clinical social worker convicted of Medicaid fraud $900,000

2008-03-11: Nevada psychologist arrested for drunk driving

2008-03-08: New York prison psychologist convicted of sex with inmate

2008-03-07: Psychiatrist pleads guilty to five misdemeanor charges

2008-03-05: Florida mental health counselor arrested on Medicaid fraud charges

2008-03-04: Psychiatrist Charged in Woman's Overdose Death

2008-03-03: Family sues psychologist charged in woman's overdose death

2008-03-02: "Shock" doctor loses appeal against payout

2008-02-26: State of North Carolina orders mental health providers to return $59 million defrauded

2008-02-25: Georgia licensing board suspends mental health counselor who had affair with married patient

2008-02-21: Psychiatrist who had sex with patient found guilty

2008-02-20: New York clinical social worker pleads guilty to fraud

2008-02-11: Florida psychologist Paul M. Inkeles’ license suspended following cocaine-heroin overdose

2008-02-05: Judge allows defamation lawsuit against "Dr. Phil" to proceed

2008-01-31: Virginia psychiatrist loses bid to have license reinstated

2008-01-17: Psychiatrist with Israeli military sentenced to jail for contact with enemy

2008-01-16: Pregnant English psychologist guilty of sex with patient

2008-01-14: Psychiatrist who treated Iraq war veteran fired following patient's death

2008-01-08: Psychiatrist James B. Hanley's receives maximum penalty of license revocation

2007-12-20: Washington State suspends psychiatrist's license after patient's death; prescribed 13 psychotropic drugs

2007-12-19: California revokes psychiatrist Thomas Daniels’ license for self-prescribing

2007-12-19: UK psychologist Nicola Millward loses license for sex letters to prisoner

2007-12-16: President of Arizona Psychiatric Society reprimanded following patient death

2007-12-14: Kansas suspends psychiatrist for controlled substance violations

2007-12-14: North Carolina suspends psychiatrist for affair with patient

2007-12-12: Psychiatrist Ernesto Martin surrenders his Wisconsin license for sex with patients

2007-12-01: Washington mental health counselor loses license following rape conviction

2007-12-01: Canadian psychiatrist James Hanley loses license in second province

2007-11-30: Nevada accepts surrender of license by patient-sex psychiatrist

2007-11-26: Texas psychologist Joe Luis Lerma sentenced for Medicare-Medicaid fraud

2007-11-16: Maryland “ADD” psychiatrist surrenders license following complaints

2007-11-16: Arizona Medical Board revokes psychotherapist Jerome Rosen's license for patient sex

2007-11-14: Washington State revokes mental health counselor Jennifer Rice's license following criminal charge for sex with 10-year-old

2007-11-11: South Australia psychology board revokes Marek Jantos’ license for patient molestation

2007-11-01: Pennsylvania revokes psychologist James Kneff's license for sex with patient

2007-11-01: Psychiatrist Marc Shinderman loses Illinois license following criminal conviction

2007-10-25: Virginia indefinitely suspends psychologist Efrain Segarra for touching patient

2007-10-18: Pennsylvania revokes psychologist Richard Toplin’s license for sex with patient

2007-10-12: Texas psychologist Lester Winningham sentenced to life in prison for murder

2007-10-11: New York psychiatrist Naum Vaisman loses license following fraud conviction

2007-10-07: New York psychiatrist Jack Gorman permanently surrenders right to practice in Massachusetts

2007-10-05: Florida medical board issues emergency suspension of psychiatrist William J. Johns III

2007-10-04: UK psychiatrist Himanshu Ghadiali banned from practicing for assaults on three patients

2007-10-03: South Dakota psychiatrist Dwight F. King sentenced to 160 prison for sex with patient

2007-10-02: Washington State suspends mental health counselor Flor Mari Crisostomo for “deviant sexual desires”

2007-09-27: Ohio medical board puts restrictions on psychiatrist Leo D'Souza's practice

2007-09-11: Australian prison psychologist Peta Mead suspended for “love affair” with inmate

2007-09-06: Oregon revokes psychiatrist Caleb Siaw's license

2007-09-00: Illinois refuses to renew license of psychiatrist disciplined in Arizona for sex with minor

2007-08-17: Third state takes license from psychiatrist Jeffrey T. Gray

2007-08-16: California psychiatrist Edward Sanders, Jr. surrenders license for multiple violations

2007-08-15: Arkansas prison psychologist Anna Clark sentenced for sex with inmate

2007-08-08: California psychologist Marilyn Windham loses license following criminal conviction

2007-08-02: Florida revokes psychologist Michael Hershorn’s license following insurance fraud conviction

2007-07-31: Pennsylvania revokes psychiatrist James Stanch’s license following drug conviction

2007-07-27: Maryland suspends psychiatrist Stephen C. Schellhase’s license for sex with a patient

2007-07-25: Iowa psychiatrist Jeffrey Jackson surrenders license for prescribing violations

2007-07-24: Delaware revokes license of psychiatrist jailed for sex crime

2007-07-23: Massachusetts psychiatrist Yefim Magitsky surrenders license; licensing board alleged sex with patients

2007-07-23: Psychiatrist David W. Bassett loses license in third state

2007-07-19: Washington psychologist Stuart Greenberg's license suspended following arrest on voyeurism charge

2007-07-10: Virginia revokes psychologist James R. Stewart's license for crossing professional boundaries with patients

2007-07-02: Pennsylvania Medical Board revokes psychologist Bruce Fechnay’s license for sex with a patient

2007-07-01: South Africa health authority revokes psychologist Richard McMahon’s license for sex with teenage patient

2007-06-26: Psychiatrist Kanthiah Appulingam banned for six months by UK General Medical Council for misdiagnosis

2007-06-26: Pennsylvania psychiatrist Zhivko Daskalov surrenders license for sexual abuses

2007-06-15: California Medical Board revokes psychiatrist Sarah E. Babine’s license for substance abuse

2007-06-08: British Columbia erases psychiatrist Anca Ioana Bostinariu from medical register

2007-06-07: Swiss psychiatrist Peter Baumann sentenced to one year prison for assisted suicide

2007-06-01: Washington psychologist Monte L. Scott surrenders following allegations of sex with two patients

2007-06-01: Illinois refuses to renews psychologist Maisha Hamilton's license over income tax failure

2007-06-01: California board revokes psychologist Biatriz Zamudio’s license for failure to report sexual abuse of child

2007-05-31: United Kingdom strikes psychiatrist Kelvin Chatoor from medical register

2007-05-26: Michigan health board suspends psychologist Barbara Cynthia Fisher for incompetence

2007-05-11: Virginia mental health counselor Gregory Briehl surrenders license following child porn conviction

2007-05-11: Virginia indefinitely suspends mental health counselor Lois Curry's license

2007-05-07: South Carolina suspends mental health counselor’s license following heroin conviction

2007-05-01: Tennessee suspends psychologist William D. Lokey for two years for unethical conduct

2007-04-25: San Francisco psychiatrist suspended in steroid-stimulant scandal

2007-04-24: Pennsylvania psychologist Marcye Shayer surrenders license on charge of immoral conduct

2007-04-20: Maryland revokes mental health counselor Gary L. Weinberg’s license for client abuses

2007-04-19: Kentucky medical board suspends psychiatrist Wrenda Gallien; was indicted for prescription fraud

2007-04-15: Connecticut summarily suspends psychiatrist Jeremy August

2007-04-05: Psychiatrist Ralph Richter surrenders California license

2007-04-01: Psychiatrist James B. Hanley's receives maximum penalty of license revocation

2007-03-28: State suspends psychiatrist David Hackney’s license for controlled substance violations

2007-03-23: South Dakota cancels license of psychiatrist Donald Burnap following investigation into patient deaths

2007-03-15: South Carolina disciplines psychiatrist Angel Perez

2007-03-14: California psychologist Preston B. Fields surrenders license to state on accusation of sexual abuse of patient

2007-03-08: California revokes psychiatrist Samantha L. Liu’s license

2007-03-01: California disciplines psychiatrist Cecil Bradley

2007-02-21: Psychiatrist loses license in three states

2007-02-09: California psychologist Sandra Portman surrenders license for sex with former patient

2007-02-09: Iowa board suspends mental health counselor Timothy Rupper for sex with client

2007-02-09: Texas disciplines psychiatrist Susan C. Trese

2007-01-30: Wisconsin counselor Scott A. Gilbertson surrenders license to board following criminal conviction

2007-01-19: Ohio mental health counselor surrenders license for sex with client

2007-01-11: Utah revokes license of psychiatrist Alan F. Heap for unprofessional conduct relative to prescribing controlled substances

2006-12-15: Clinic, staffer enter 'no contest' pleas in conjunction with child's death

2006-12-15: NIH research scientist pleads guilty to conflict charge

2006-12-15: Michigan psychologist gets prison time

2006-12-14: Tennessee psychiatrist charged with endangerment

2006-12-08: Licensed counselor convicted of Medicaid fraud

2006-12-07: California psychiatrist arrested for sexual assault

2006-12-06: MENTAL HEALTH CENTER & EMPLOYEE CONVICTED IN RESTRAINT DEATH OF 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL

2006-12-05: South Dakota psychiatrist accused of rape

2006-12-05: Federal Charges Filed Against Government Scientist

2006-12-05: New York suspends psychologist Yevgeniy “Eugene” Margulis for six months

2006-12-04: Licensing board accuses California psychiatrist

2006-11-30: Pennsylvania counselor sentenced for sex with youth

2006-11-22: State shuts down psychologist's office following drug raid

2006-11-21: Oregon school psychologist arrested for ID theft

2006-11-20: Michigan counselor convicted, license suspended

2006-11-17: Therapist Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With Drug-Rehab Patients

2006-11-17: Florida therapist charged with sexual misconduct

2006-11-16: Israeli psychiatric hospital director charged with patient neglect

2006-11-16: UK trial date set for NZ psychiatrist

2006-11-14: New Jersey therapist guilty in marriage counseling insurance scam

2006-11-13: Wisconsin psychiatrist charged with sexual contact with a patient

2006-11-10: Psychiatrist charged in sex case

2006-11-06: Michigan social worker convicted, license suspended on drug conviction

2006-11-03: South Carolina Mental Health Department employee arrested for sex with teen inmate

2006-10-27: Model sues NY psychologist for "grope therapy"

2006-10-26: Colorado psychologist pleads guilty in sexual assault case

2006-10-17: School Psychologist Arrested for Allegedly Restraining Student at School

2006-10-13: Counselor gets prison for sex with girl, 16

2006-10-06: Psychiatrist in court on charges of making and selling amphetamine

2006-10-04: Park Ave. psychiatrist charged with Alzheimer's scam fraud

2006-10-04: Psychiatrist runs for state office, had license suspended on sex allegation

2006-09-23: Los Angeles school district psychologist accused of molestation

2006-09-22: Vancouver psychiatrist expelled for sexual misconduct

2006-09-21: BC child psychiatrist struck off medical register, declared "sexual predator"

2006-09-19: Maine psychiatrist suspended for non-compliance, substance abuse

2006-09-15: Illinois psychologist sentenced for child porn case

2006-09-15: Two psychiatrists suspended in patient death

2006-09-14: Maine psychiatrist Ardell W. Diessner surrenders license for touching patient

2006-09-12: Texas medical board suspends psychiatrist's license

2006-09-12: Psychiatrist loses license over sex affair payment

2006-09-12: Wisconsin child psychiatrist accused of possessing child porn

2006-09-12: Psychologist sentenced to nearly two years for sex assault on minors

2006-09-12: Psychiatrist who improperly medicated 7-year-old with Prozac has license suspended

2006-09-12: Psychiatrist loses license over sex affair payment

2006-09-12: Maine psychiatrist surrenders license on charges of touching a patient

2006-09-10: Psychiatrist found guilty of writing false prescriptions

2006-09-08: Illinois counselor receives 8 years in sex case

2006-09-08: New York psychiatrist charged with selling prescription drugs for cash

2006-09-06: New York psychiatrist surrenders license

2006-09-06: Child psychiatrist gets prison terms

2006-09-06: Psychiatrist surrenders license on charges of sexual contact with patient

2006-09-01: Iowa psychiatrist's license revoked for numerous prescribing complaints

2006-08-30: UK psychiatrist under board investigation following drug party death

2006-08-30: Banned Australian psychiatrist under new investigation in patient death

2006-08-29: Psychotherapist guilty of sex with teen client

2006-08-25: Florida psychology professor admits he collaborated with Cuban intelligence

2006-08-24: State finds psychiatric facility negligent in patient's death

2006-08-23: Former patient wins $55,000 verdict from shock torture psychiatrist who sexually assaulted her

2006-08-22: Molestation complaints against California child psychiatrist; vigorous investigation underway

2006-08-22: Lawsuit filed against Tennessee road rage psychiatrist

2006-08-22: Psychologist's sexual assault victims decry light sentence

2006-08-21: Veterans Administration psychiatrist arrested, charged in road rage shooting

2006-08-21: Michigan psychologist gets prison for sexual assault of patients

2006-08-19: UK "shrink to the stars" expelled from professional organization for sex with patient

2006-08-17: California psychologist surrenders license

2006-08-16: Inquiry into psychiatrist left £1.5m ($2.8 million US) by anorexic patient

2006-08-15: Psychologist completes prison sentence for sexual assault of a child

2006-08-13: Father Says Son is a "Prisoner of the Victorian Mental Health System"

2006-08-12: Illinois psychologist sentenced for travel with intent to molest boys

2006-08-09: ADD Drug Caused Addiction and Stunted Growth in Young Girl: Parents Lament Decision to Drug Daughter

2006-08-03: Colorado psychiatrist criminally charged in student's suicide

2006-08-03: California psychotherapist sentenced for sexually exploiting a patient

2006-08-02: Michigan child psychologist pleads guilty in sex case involving 11-year-old

2006-08-02: Minnesota-North Dakota psychiatrist jailed one year for sex with patient

2006-08-01: Psychiatrists gets 12 years in prison for bribes

2006-07-25: New York psychiatrist loses license for fraudulent reports

2006-07-23: Shock torture psychiatrist surrenders license on eve of investigation

2006-07-20: Ex-Kidspeace counselor admits to sex with teen

2006-07-20: Psychiatrist convicted of 58 of 68 charges of illegal methadone prescription writing

2006-07-19: Psychiatrist loses appeal to treat female patients

2006-07-18: Four charged in $10 million psychiatric services Medicaid fraud

2006-07-12: Toronto psychiatrist admits to sexual affair with patient

2006-07-12: Methadone psychiatrist goes on trial for illegal prescribing

2006-07-11: California psychologist loses license for sex with patient

2006-07-07: Medicaid fraud psychiatrist is sentenced

2006-06-30: Alaska Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Psychiatric Drugging Procedures

2006-06-29: New Hampshire mental health counselor disciplined for ethics code violation

2006-06-27: Psychologist loses license for life for affairs with patients

2006-06-24: Ex-School Social Worker Charged With Producing Child Porn

2006-06-19: Drug Companies Still Peddling Risperdal & Zyprexa

2006-06-13: Psychiatrist pleads guilty to $200,000 Medicaid fraud

2006-06-13: Psychologist pleads guilty to sexually assaulting patients

2006-06-13: Psychologist charged with assault, child abuse

2006-06-10: Psychologist goes on trial for touching boys under pretense of medical check-up

2006-06-09: Arizona psychiatrist reprimanded for patient record keeping failure

2006-06-06: Therapist admits misconduct, resigns

2006-06-03: Social worker jailed for client sex

2006-05-30: Psychiatrist Arrested In Sex Predator Investigation

2006-05-29: Psychiatrist admits paying former patient to stay silent

2006-05-25: Psychiatrist gets 3½-year term in drug, fraud case

2006-05-23: Indiana phychologist surrenders license to practice in the state of New York

2006-05-13: Therapist receives deferred judgment

2006-05-12: Moscow court remands French psychiatrist in custody

2006-05-09: Utah psychiatrist convicted for child porn found dead

2006-05-05: FBI Looking For Psychiatrist Sex Offender

2006-05-03: State presses case vs. ‘shrinks’: 10 facing charges

2006-05-01: Colorado psychiatrist loses license for spending $150,000 of hospitalized patient's money

2006-04-28: Psychiatrist busted in pedophile sting involving infant

2006-04-26: Local Psychologist Arrested for Sexual Assault

2006-04-26: State suspends psychiatrist's license for sex with patient

2006-04-25: Canadian psychiatrist loses license for excessive prescribing that killed one patient

2006-04-25: Antidepressant manufacturer failed to warn consumers of drug's dangers

2006-04-24: North Carolina and Colorado medical boards yank psychiatrist's licenses

2006-04-20: Study finds developers of psychiatry's billing bible had $$ ties to drug makers

2006-04-18: Therapist Arrested on Sex Charges

2006-03-29: State revokes psychiatrist's license for prescribing beyond lethal limits of narcotics

2006-03-13: North Carolina Medical Board

2006-02-14: Maine psychiatrist disciplined for remarks, violating confidentiality

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