George Earl Murphy (1922 – 2022) was an American psychiatrist who made seminal contributions to research on suicide,[1] psychotherapy,[2] and alcoholism.[3][4]
Research and career
He was Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at
Washington University School of Medicine.[5][6] Murphy was part of a team at Washington University that helped move American psychiatry toward evidence-based medicine.[7][8][9] He is known for early controlled studies comparing psychotherapy vs pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder[10] Atheoretical, practical psychotherapy, and Sex differences in suicide.[11][12][13][14]
^Erman, Elizabeth (2011-04-13).
"Rethinking psychiatry". The Source - Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from
the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^"History Timeline". Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis.
Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^Dryden, Jim (Winter 2006).
"The Question of Suicide". Outlook Magazine (Washington University in St. Louis).
Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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George Earl Murphy (1922 – 2022) was an American psychiatrist who made seminal contributions to research on suicide,[1] psychotherapy,[2] and alcoholism.[3][4]
Research and career
He was Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at
Washington University School of Medicine.[5][6] Murphy was part of a team at Washington University that helped move American psychiatry toward evidence-based medicine.[7][8][9] He is known for early controlled studies comparing psychotherapy vs pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder[10] Atheoretical, practical psychotherapy, and Sex differences in suicide.[11][12][13][14]
^Erman, Elizabeth (2011-04-13).
"Rethinking psychiatry". The Source - Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from
the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^"History Timeline". Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis.
Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^Dryden, Jim (Winter 2006).
"The Question of Suicide". Outlook Magazine (Washington University in St. Louis).
Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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