A whistleblower in the world of psychiatry: the story of Kevin Moylan

Abstract

Kevin Francis Moylan was born in Shepparton, country Victoria, and worked for many years as a psychiatric nurse in the northwest of Tasmania. He is also a whistleblower, having reported maladministration and criminal conduct to his superiors, to no avail, over an extended period of time. He also suffered assault and ongoing harassment. His concerns were eventually tabled, without his consent, in the Tasmanian Parliament. Kevin Moylan Kevin has recently published his story in book form, under the title 'One Flew over the Kookaburra's Nest'. The title is an Australian twist on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel and critique of the practice of psychiatry, 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest', which was subsequently made into an award-winning film of the same title in 1975, directed by Michael Douglas.