Psychiatry, 1969-1993

 
Component identifier:
Series 3
Content Summary:

In the 1970s, Dawson became interested in psychiatry with his appointment as medical officer with the Parramatta Psychiatric Centre (1970-1971). In 1972 he became a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists following two years study at the NSW Institute of Psychiatry. In 1972-1978 he worked as a Psychiatrist and Senior Psychiatrist at the Parramatta Psychiatric Centre, as Honorary Psychiatrist at a number of Sydney hospitals and in private practice.

The series contains one folder of papers containing correspondence relating to his success in the ANZCP exams, his undergraduate medicine results, and papers relating to the Chelmsford Royal Commission into Deep Sleep Therapy, including correspondence and a statement made to the Police in 1988. Dawson treated two Chelmsford patients in the early 1970s, one of whom later died in Chelmsford. The surviving patient instituted legal proceedings against the Chelmsford Private Hospital and letters between Dawson and the patient's solicitors are also included.

One file.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated to the Library in three instalments in 1993 and 1995. The 1995 instalments were donated under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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