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Mar 29, 2006 5:05 am US/Pacific

Doctor Who Treated Brian Wilson Dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Eugene Landy, the psychologist who gained notoriety for his controversial treatment of and control over Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, has died.

A colleague says Landy died last week in Honolulu of respiratory complications of lung cancer. He was 71.

Landy pioneered what he called "24-hour therapy," in which he worked with patients for long, uninterrupted periods.

He began treating Wilson off and on starting in 1975, when the Beach Boys founder rarely got out of bed, showered or talked to anyone.

Medical authorities investigated him in 1988 for entering a profit-sharing partnership with the singer.

Landy denied charges of negligence and Wilson defended him. But he eventually admitted to unlawfully prescribing drugs to the musician and temporarily surrendered his license to practice psychology in California.

(© 2006 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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