Psychiatrist
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B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s deathA psychiatrist told an inquest B.C. needs a new mental health hospital, after a Prince Rupert man suspected of killing his family was released days before their deaths.CanadaFeb 7
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Arrest warrant issued for former Lethbridge psychiatrist accused of sexual assault: policeA countrywide warrant has been issued for the arrest of a psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting a patient while practising in Lethbridge 40 years ago.CrimeMar 1, 2023
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Alberta sets standards for psychedelic drug-assisted therapyPsychedelic drugs include psilocybin, psilocin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5 methoxy DMT and ketamine.CanadaOct 5, 2022
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‘People are desperate to heal’: The push for psychedelic-assisted therapy in CanadaMedical research shows the promise of magic mushrooms and other psychedelic compounds in treating mental disorders. So why is this therapy not more widely available?CanadaJun 12, 2021
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Desmond inquiry: ex-manager of veterans clinic said facility lacked resourcesThe Lionel Desmond inquiry heard today that a clinic for veterans had a shortage of psychiatric services when the former soldier was referred there.CanadaApr 22, 2021
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Alek Minassian set aside thoughts of victims like sexual predator, psychiatrist tells trialDr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian was able to push out thoughts of his victims like a sexual predator pushing out the harms he would cause to a child.CrimeDec 14, 2020
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Alek Minassian wanted to kill 100 people, but ‘satisfied’ with 10 deaths, court hearsDr. Percy Wright says Alek Minassian told him more than a year after the 2018 attack that he was satisfied with his "kill count" but had wanted to take more lives.CrimeDec 9, 2020
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Alek Minassian understands others’ thoughts and feelings, psychologist testifiesDr. Percy Wright has painted a starkly different picture of Alek Minassian than an American psychiatrist who testified for the defence.CrimeDec 8, 2020
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Psychiatrist stops short of saying Toronto van attack killer is not criminally responsible, court hearsDr. Alexander Westphal is testifying for the defence at the trial of Alek Minassian and says the 28-year-old views people as objects and does not understand that what he did was wrong.CrimeDec 2, 2020
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‘As abstract as killing people in a video game,’ doctor says of Alek Minassian’s mindA psychiatrist says the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack two years ago feels no emotion over what he did.CrimeDec 1, 2020
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