Professor Julian Paul Leff

Abstract

Professor Julian Paul Leff was trained at University College Hospital and Maudsley hospital, he was emeritus professor at Institute of Psychiatry. He had 38 years of research experience with medical research council. He developed psychosocial interventions involving intensive group and individual work with families instead of treating patient alone. He was the pioneer in cultural psychiatry and conducted cross cultural studies demonstrating the association between high expressed emotions and relapse of psychosis in different cultures. With more than 150 researches, review articles, more than 10 books authored, co-authored and edited, he left treasury behind him and physically parted from us on February 23, 2021, surrounded by his family members.

Keywords

• camberwell family interview
• expressed emotions
• international pilot study of schizophrenia
• julian leff
• leff j