A10-Ottawa Citizen Feb/12th 1997.
 
          "Woman sues doctor who diagnosed her as a duck"
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"Psychiatrist finds 120 personalities; bills for group therapy"
 
"APPLETON, Wisconsin (AP) -- A woman is suing her former psychiatrist
 for malpractice, claiming he convinced her she had 120 personalities
 -- then charged her insurance company for group therapy."
 
"Nadean Cool testified Monday that the $300,000 treatment by Dr.
 Kenneth Olson left her suicidal and haunted by false memories.
 Her supposed personalities included a duck, Satan, and angels
 who talked to God."
 
" ' Before I knew it, I was hypnotized,' " Cool, a former nurse's
 aide, testified Monday. " ' And when I came out of it, he said,
' I knew it, I knew it. I knew you were a great candidate.' " "
 
"Olson's lawyer, David Patton, says the psychiatrist correctly
 diagnosed multiple personality disorder; and that no malpractice
 occurred because it was Cool who suggested she was possessed by
 the devil."
 
"Cool and her insurance company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield United
 of Wisconsin, are suing Olson, St. Elizabeth Hospital and Legion
 Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania. Blue Cross, which paid about
 $113,000 to Olson and $114,000 to St. Elizabeth , said Olson
 billed for group sessions, claiming he was counselling more than
 one person because of her alleged split personalities."
 
"Cool claims the hospital allowed Olson to perform an exorcism on
 her and didn't monitor drugs prescribed for her."
 
 
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