George E. Murphy

George Earl Murphy (1922 – 2022) was an American psychiatrist who made seminal contributions to research on suicide, psychotherapy, and alcoholism.

Research and career
He was Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine. Murphy was part of a team at Washington University that helped move American psychiatry toward evidence-based medicine. He is known for early controlled studies comparing psychotherapy vs pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder Atheoretical, practical psychotherapy, and Sex differences in suicide.

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.