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George E. Murphy

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

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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]

Selected publications

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  • Murphy GE (1 July 1998). "Why women are less likely than men to commit suicide". Comprehensive Psychiatry. 39 (4): 165–175. doi:10.1016/S0010-440X(98)90057-8. ISSN 0010-440X. PMID 9675500. Wikidata Q50874760.
  • George Earl Murphy (1 January 1995). "39 years of suicide research: a personal view". Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 25 (4): 450–457. ISSN 0363-0234. PMID 8928200. Wikidata Q48903014.
  • G. E. MURPHY; A. L. BISNO; H. J. OGURA (1 November 1964). "Determinants of Rehabilitation Following Laryngectomy". The Laryngoscope. 74: 1534–1549. doi:10.1288/00005537-196411000-00002. ISSN 0023-852X. PMID 14224068. Wikidata Q52134741.
  • Murphy GE; Wetzel RD (1 April 1990). "The lifetime risk of suicide in alcoholism". JAMA Psychiatry. 47 (4): 383–392. doi:10.1001/ARCHPSYC.1990.01810160083012. ISSN 2168-622X. PMID 2181963. Wikidata Q37912284.

Awards and recognition

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  • Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
  • Research award for Advances in Suicide Prevention. American Suicide Foundation (now American Foundation Suicide Prevention), 1994.
  • Louis I. Dublin award for research in suicide. American Association, 1995.

References

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  1. ^ Murphy, George E. (December 1995). "39 Years of Suicide Research: A Personal View". Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 25 (4): 450–457. doi:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1995.tb00238.x. ISSN 0363-0234. PMID 8928200. S2CID 12619548.
  2. ^ "A letter from George E. Murphy to Eli Robins in the Eli Robins Papers, Washington University School of Medicine on cognitive behavioral therapy". Becker Medical Library. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ^ Murphy, George E. (1992-06-01). "Multiple Risk Factors Predict Suicide in Alcoholism". Archives of General Psychiatry. 49 (6): 459–463. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1992.01820060039006. ISSN 0003-990X. PMID 1599370.
  4. ^ Murphy, George E. (1992). Suicide in alcoholism. New York Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr. ISBN 978-0-19-507153-5.
  5. ^ "Department of Psychiatry < Washington University in St.Louis". bulletin.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  6. ^ "Scopus preview - Murphy, George E. - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "History Timeline". Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Murphy, George E.; Carney, Robert M.; Knesevich, Mary Ann; Wetzel, Richard D.; Whitworth, Pamela (October 1995). "Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Relaxation Training, and Tricyclic Antidepressant Medication in the Treatment of Depression". Psychological Reports. 77 (2): 403–420. doi:10.2466/pr0.1995.77.2.403. ISSN 0033-2941. PMID 8559866. S2CID 8369380.
  11. ^ "Why women are less likely than men to commit suicide". ScienceDaily. 1998-11-12. Archived from the original on 1999-01-29. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  12. ^ https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/1990-murphy.pdf
  13. ^ Murphy, George E. (1992). Suicide in alcoholism. New York Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507153-5.
  14. ^ Murphy, George E (July 1998). "Why women are less likely than men to commit suicide". Comprehensive Psychiatry. 39 (4): 165–175. doi:10.1016/S0010-440X(98)90057-8. PMID 9675500.


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