Psychiatrists in the News

Psychiatrist Accused in Alleged Prescription Kickback Scandal A Chicago psychiatrist who became the nation's 'top prescriber' of clozapine is accused of taking hefty kickbacks for years from the drug's various manufacturers.
News, December 17, 2012
Former Psychiatrist Gets Judgment, Jail Time for Fraud A former Idaho psychiatrist was ordered to pay nearly $95,000 in a judgment this week, adding to a prison sentence of up to 5 years for obstruction and falsifying records relating to Medicaid fraud.
News, January 20, 2012
Child Psychiatrist Faces Multiple Allegations of Sexual Abuse A Texas child psychiatrist has been accused of sexually abusing his young male patients in individual 'counseling' sessions.
News, December 01, 2011
Is There an Up Side to Autism? Cognitive differences in people with autism may represent a strength, not a disability, in certain settings, says an expert in developmental disorders.
News, November 07, 2011
Vaccines for Addiction Gaining Momentum Vaccines have been successful in eradicating a wide variety of infectious diseases; now research suggests they hold promise in the treatment and/or prevention of substance abuse and addiction.
News, October 17, 2011
Psychiatrist to Lead the AMA Psychiatrist Jeremy Lazarus, MD, has been named president-elect of the American Medical Association. It’s the first time in 72 years that a psychiatrist has been chosen to head the AMA.
News, July 06, 2011
Former APA Medical Director, Melvin Sabshin, Dies at 85 Melvin Sabshin, MD, who led the American Psychiatric Association for more than a quarter of a century and is credited with shaping a 'new American psychiatry,' has died.
News, June 07, 2011
Autism Expert to Lead Institute for Brain Development Renowned autism expert Catherine Lord, PhD, has been named director of the new Institute for Brain Development at Columbia University.
News, June 02, 2011
APA 2011 What Priorities Top New APA President's Agenda? Interpreting the ACA, integrating psychiatry into mainstream medicine, and monitoring insurance providers' response to the mental health parity law top new APA president John Oldham's agenda.
News, May 12, 2011
NIDA'S Top Doc Honored for Leading-Edge Addiction Research Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the first scientists to demonstrate that addiction is a disease, has been honored by Baylor College of Medicine.
News, May 04, 2011
Social Activist, Former APA President Alfred Freedman Dead at 94 Psychiatrist Alfred M. Freedman, MD, former president of the American Psychiatric Association, who was instrumental in removing homosexuality from the list of mental disorders, has died.
News, April 25, 2011
Research Pioneer Honored for Work in Postpartum Depression Katherine L. Wisner, MD, MS, a pioneer in the study of postpartum depression, has been awarded the 2011 Women in Science Award by the American Medical Women's Association.
News, April 04, 2011
AAGP AAGP President Calls for Better Pay for Geriatric Psychiatrists Incoming president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry will push for increased reimbursement, research funding, and better incentives during keynote speech.
News, March 18, 2011
Researchers Honored for Lifelong Commitment to Child Mental Health Judith L. Rapoport, MD, and Jerome Kagan, PhD, are the recipients of the 2010 Distinguished Scientist Awards in recognition of their lifelong commitment to research in child mental health.
News, March 07, 2011
Depression, Anxiety, Despair Flow in Wake of Gulf Oil Spill The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has left the people who live along the beautiful, but environmentally fragile, Gulf Coast with increased rates of depression and anxiety and feelings of despair.
News, March 01, 2011
Psychiatrist's Obsession With the 'Undead' Takes a Novel Turn Boston psychiatrist Steven Schlozman says he uses his zombie obsession to teach medical students about neuroscience.
News, February 24, 2011
Psychiatrist Recognized for Efforts to Bring Mental Health Services to Haiti The American Psychiatric Association has chosen Brooklyn psychiatrist Jean Tropnas, MD, to receive its Profile of Courage Award in honor of his relief efforts after the earthquake in Haiti.
News, January 12, 2011
Autism Researcher a GQ "Rock Star of Science" Geraldine Dawson, a leading researcher in the treatment of autism, pairs up with Jay Sean in GQ Magazine's "Rock Stars of Science" pictorial spread to highlight the importance of autism research.
News, November 29, 2010
Army Psychiatrist Battles the War on Military Suicide Walter Reed's chief of psychiatry, Col. John Bradley, is committed to saving soldiers from taking their own lives. Suicide, he insists, can be prevented.
News, November 26, 2010
Army Psychiatrist's Preliminary Hearing Wraps After 4-Minute "Defense" The defense team for accused army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan took only 4 minutes to wrap up its case, saving its legal ammunition for the actual trial.
News, November 17, 2010

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