Dr Howard Whitaker and LSD-Assisted Therapy at Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Journal of Australian studies April 3, 2026 A. Watts, E. Clark, Jennifer Munday
ABSTRACT Between 1967 and 1975, psychiatrist Dr Howard Whitaker directed a program for the legal use of LSD and psilocybin in Victoria, Australia. His controversial practices were marred by misconduct, unscientific methods and evidence of malpractice. This study explores Whitaker’s LSD-assisted therapy in the 1970s through interviews with former staff of Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital in...