There’s not much information yet, but it sounds as though UCLA has a problem on its hands. I’m going to search for more on this story, but I’ll link you to this much now.
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Details of the allegations.
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The guy being sued (along with UCLA) directs the university’s anxiety disorders program. Here’s its home page.
Nobody asked me, but if anybody had asked me, I’d say that an image that takes you down a path to a deep ocean probably isn’t ideal for a psychiatric disorders page.
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Seven minutes ago, ABC picked up on the story. More details.
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Experts said the case would be divided into two issues — the standard of care provided and ethical considerations involved in soliciting donations from a patient [Alexander Bystritsky is accused of having come after the family for research money while at the same time treating Harvey].
If true, “It would be a horrible indictment of the fund raising efforts of UCLA,” said Donna Darling, a former New York assistant district attorney who now represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice suits. “They should have known she was a patient.”
August 5th, 2012 at 4:23PM
A shrink known as Alex Bystritsky
Used drugs that he well knew were risky.
When his star patient died
Then her family cried
We’ll sue you and you’re in deep shitsky.
August 5th, 2012 at 6:23PM
EXCELLENT, adam.