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

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

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

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

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Murphy, George E. (1992). Suicide in alcoholism. New York Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr. ISBN 978-0-19-507153-5.
^ "Department of Psychiatry < Washington University in St.Louis". bulletin.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^ "Scopus preview - Murphy, George E. - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/1990-murphy.pdf
^ Murphy, George E. (1992). Suicide in alcoholism. New York Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507153-5.
^ 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.

[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] ttps://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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