The doctor borrowed $ 300 thousand from the patient and diagnosed dementia in her

In Tennessee, a doctor was accused of borrowing money from an elderly patient and then declaring her to be stupid so as not to pay the debt. About this newspaper The Tennessean. A disciplinary body overseeing the activities of health care workers in Tennessee reviewed the allegations made against 79-year-old Souellen Lee.

According to them, she borrowed 300 thousands of dollars from an old friend and colleague who had been treating her for 25 years. When a woman asked for a refund, Lee diagnosed her with dementia. Later, the psychologist did not find signs of dementia in the patient. After this, the doctor was suspected that she had made such a diagnosis in order to avoid paying the debt.

Lee agreed to surrender her license for medical activities and pay a fine of 2 000 dollars. Despite this, she continues to deny the blame and claims that the vindictive patient deliberately framed her. According to the doctor, many of the details of the charges are wrong: in particular, she borrowed this money not now, but about 20 years ago, and paid the debt in installments for many years. As for the diagnosis, he was made two years ago, and then, according to Lee, there was every reason.

According to her, she decided to surrender the license and pay a fine on the recommendation of lawyers. “It was all a lie, but I was told that it would be very costly to resist,” explains Lee. - And in the end will not bring any benefit. There was no chance of a change in the decision. ”