Comments on: When the Psychiatrist is a Bully http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/ A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Itinerant Naples Florida Psychiatrist http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/comment-page-1/#comment-32681 Itinerant Naples Florida Psychiatrist Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:14:10 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/#comment-32681 Having encountered patients with depression and addiction issues who are suicidal, I think it is a better idea to make a house call. When a depressed patient is asked to drive to the psychiatrist, that encourages them to see it as an option but also feel boxed in by it, they may make hasty decisions. In my time as a mental health professional in Naples, I have seen more than my share of people who suffer from both addiction and a high level of undiagnosed depression. As psychiatrists, our goal is to make these people well, and sometimes the right response is to drive to their homes and conduct a psychoanalysis session. Having encountered patients with depression and addiction issues who are suicidal, I think it is a better idea to make a house call. When a depressed patient is asked to drive to the psychiatrist, that encourages them to see it as an option but also feel boxed in by it, they may make hasty decisions. In my time as a mental health professional in Naples, I have seen more than my share of people who suffer from both addiction and a high level of undiagnosed depression. As psychiatrists, our goal is to make these people well, and sometimes the right response is to drive to their homes and conduct a psychoanalysis session.

]]> By: mira http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/comment-page-1/#comment-32600 mira Mon, 17 May 2010 03:18:57 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/#comment-32600 On March 14th, the healing institute doctor, tried to detox my son. (My son was given Fentanyl for pain in his back. )The procedure with Suboxone failed. This doctor should have known that my son was too ill, depressed and in pain to undergo this procedure in his office. He misinformed us and did not take it seriously when my son told him he will kill himself if the procedure does not work. Doctor L___ told us that there is no difference in being detoxed in his office or going to the clinic exept that my son will have to stay longer. After the tragedy that took my son's and my life away, I now know that when the Suboxone procedure does not work there is an injection to be given to stop the withdrawals. L___ did not have the injection. he sent my son to the clinic then. Also, the clinic personel would observed my son and determined if he was a candidate for that procedure and/or make preparation for procedure diferently. My son killed himself 20 min down the road towards the clinic. This doctor is all about money. He does not care for the patients. Of course there is nothing in the police report about what happened with my son and the doctor is still practicing. I was trying to be so careful to whom I was to take my son to. Unfortunatelly I made a deadly mistake to take him to this unethical doctor. I wish he could be stopped from hurting people. In Florida he cannot be brought to justice as my son was older then 24, had no wife and no children. This a discriminatory law. I wish somebody would look into this matter. On March 14th, the healing institute doctor, tried to detox my son. (My son was given Fentanyl for pain in his back. )The procedure with Suboxone failed. This doctor should have known that my son was too ill, depressed and in pain to undergo this procedure in his office. He misinformed us and did not take it seriously when my son told him he will kill himself if the procedure does not work. Doctor L___ told us that there is no difference in being detoxed in his office or going to the clinic exept that my son will have to stay longer. After the tragedy that took my son’s and my life away, I now know that when the Suboxone procedure does not work there is an injection to be given to stop the withdrawals. L___ did not have the injection. he sent my son to the clinic then. Also, the clinic personel would observed my son and determined if he was a candidate for that procedure and/or make preparation for procedure diferently. My son killed himself 20 min down the road towards the clinic. This doctor is all about money. He does not care for the patients. Of course there is nothing in the police report about what happened with my son and the doctor is still practicing. I was trying to be so careful to whom I was to take my son to. Unfortunatelly I made a deadly mistake to take him to this unethical doctor. I wish he could be stopped from hurting people. In Florida he cannot be brought to justice as my son was older then 24, had no wife and no children. This a discriminatory law. I wish somebody would look into this matter.

]]> By: Trisha Torrey http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 Trisha Torrey Mon, 05 May 2008 09:35:24 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/#comment-1701 Sickmind, re: the Indiana license -- if he let it expire, I doubt it would say "non-renewable." That indicates to me that whatever he did means he will not be allowed to practice in Indiana again. Then, consider that in the span of only 3-4 years, he worked in at least three different practices in Naples before he set up his "healing institute." Further, I have learned that his licensing is in geriatrics -- not psychiatry, and certainly not addiction psychiatry, which is what his "healing institute" is set up to do. You'll be interested in my follow up experience with this man: http://trishatorrey.com/2008/04/28/the-bully-psychiatrist-from-naples-fl-follow-up-and-lessons-learned/ Sickmind,

re: the Indiana license — if he let it expire, I doubt it would say “non-renewable.” That indicates to me that whatever he did means he will not be allowed to practice in Indiana again.

Then, consider that in the span of only 3-4 years, he worked in at least three different practices in Naples before he set up his “healing institute.”

Further, I have learned that his licensing is in geriatrics — not psychiatry, and certainly not addiction psychiatry, which is what his “healing institute” is set up to do.

You’ll be interested in my follow up experience with this man: http://trishatorrey.com/2008/04/28/the-bully-psychiatrist-from-naples-fl-follow-up-and-lessons-learned/

]]> By: sickmind fraud http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/comment-page-1/#comment-968 sickmind fraud Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:18:36 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/28/when-the-psychiatrist-is-a-bully/#comment-968 I run a website dedicated to "Documenting Psychiatrists Behaving Badly" I was easily able to find the only healing institute in Naples, Florida, and track this down a little. While his license is expired in Indiana, his license, at least according to the State of Florida licensing board website is in full effect. I note that there might not be anything sinister in this, by itself. He may have simply moved to Florida for the warmer weather, and let his Indiana license expire rather than pay the fee. There are no records of discipline that I could find on this shrink at this time in either Indiana or Florida. Further investigation may turn up something, but it does not look promising. While I am unsympathetic to psychiatrists in general, it seems that this one, for the time being, is off the hook, since the nurse in question has been tarred with the brush of being slightly crazy herself, and other evidence is currently lacking. I agree that his actions were heavy handed, and could have been more well thought out. I run a website dedicated to “Documenting Psychiatrists Behaving Badly”

I was easily able to find the only healing institute in Naples, Florida, and track this down a little.

While his license is expired in Indiana, his license, at least according to the State of Florida licensing board website is in full effect.

I note that there might not be anything sinister in this, by itself. He may have simply moved to Florida for the warmer weather, and let his Indiana license expire rather than pay the fee. There are no records of discipline that I could find on this shrink at this time in either Indiana or Florida. Further investigation may turn up something, but it does not look promising.

While I am unsympathetic to psychiatrists in general, it seems that this one, for the time being, is off the hook, since the nurse in question has been tarred with the brush of being slightly crazy herself, and other evidence is currently lacking.

I agree that his actions were heavy handed, and could have been more well thought out.

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