Dr. Máximo Beras Goico, a 61-year old psychiatrist known to many Dominicans because of his radio and television advice show "El siquiatra en su hogar" (Psychiatry in Your Home), died suddenly yesterday afternoon of a heart attack. The 61-year old psychiatrist was leaving his clinic and entering his car when the attack occured. He fell, receiving a blow to his head. He was rushed to Clínica Corazones Unidos in an attempt to save him, but to no avail. The outspoken Beras Goico is accredited with taking the mystique away from psychiatry in the DR. His brother is television producer and show host Freddy Beras Goico, and the psychiatrist did a segment on mental health on Freddy’s "El Gordo de la Semana" show. Dr. Beras Goico was also the Director of the Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene Division of the public health service.
