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.
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Leighton, A. H. (1942). Human relations in a changing world: Observations on the use of the social sciences. New York: E. P. Dutton .
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Leighton, A. H. (1945). The governing of men: General principles and recommendations based on experience at a Japanese relocation camp. New York: Octagon Books .
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Leighton, A. H. (1982). Caring for mentally ill people: Psychological and social barriers in historical context. New York: Cambridge University Press .
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