A PATIENT who was lured into a relationship with her psychiatrist has waived her right to anonymity in a bid to stop other vulnerable women from falling into the same trap.

In an article in the Daily Mail yesterday, former Guernsey resident Michele Mauger relived her 13-year affair with Castel Hospital doctor Steven Lomax, which began in 1988. She is now in her early 60s.

The story of previously-anonymous ‘Ms A’ came to light following an investigation by the General Medical Council that declared the disgraced psychiatrist as unfit for practice.

‘There was a time when I could hardly go 24 hours without seeing him,’ she said. ‘Everyone – including my family – was eclipsed by my need to be with Dr Steven Lomax,’ she was quoted as saying.

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