Harry Bailey
Harry Richard Bailey (29 October 1922, Picton, New South Wales – 8 September 1985, Mount White, New South Wales) was an Australian psychiatrist and hospital administrator. He bore the primary responsibility for treatment of mental health patients and drug dependent clients via controversial deep sleep therapy and other methods at the Chelmsworth Private Hospital in the Sydney North Shore suburb of Pennant Hills where he was its principal. The treatment has been linked with the deaths of a total of 85 patients, including 19 who committed suicide. Bailey committed suicide while he was being investigated.
Harry Richard Bailey | |
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| Born | 29 October 1922 Picton, New South Wales,Australia |
| Died | 8 September 1985 (aged 61) Mount White, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Medical Doctor, Hospital Administrator |
| Known for | Deep Sleep Therapy |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Tulane University Chelmsworth Private Hospital (1962-1979) |
| Sub-specialties | Psychiatry |
One of Bailey's celebrity clients was Australian rock and pop singer and songwriter Stevie Wright, who was being treated for methadone addiction, a report that was later part of a 2013 documentary on Australian Story. Another of Bailey's high profile client's was Australian actress and singer Toni Lamond, who documented her stay at Bailey's clinic in her memoirs First Half.