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Alexander H. Leighton's and Jane Murphy's Scientific Contributions in Psychiatric Epidemiology: A Personal Appreciation

Laval University

This article introduces the special issue of Transcultural Psychiatry in honour of Alexander Leighton. A sketch of his research career is followed by a discussion of the work of his wife, Dr. Jane Murphy, first on St. Lawrence Island, near the Bering Strait, and later as a key figure in the Stirling County project. A brief conclusion highlights the main aspects of their joint legacy to cultural psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.

Key Words: biography • cultural psychiatry • research methods • social psychiatry

Transcultural Psychiatry, Vol. 43, No. 1, 7-20 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1363461506061754


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