Where a practitioner's unprofessional conduct extends over several years and is attributable in part to a psychiatric disorder that is not temporary or episodic, striking off rather than indefinite suspension is the appropriate order. A practitioner's psychiatric condition does not excuse sustained unprofessional conduct, particularly where the practitioner continued to practise on their own account during the relevant period.
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