Alan A. Stone
Alan A. Stone | |
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| Born | August 15, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 2022 (aged 92) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BS) Yale University (MD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law, psychiatry |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Main interests | Ethics, Violence, Mental health |
| Notable works | Law, Psychiatry, and Morality |
| Website | Faculty page |
Alan Abraham Stone (August 15, 1929 – January 23, 2022) was an American psychiatrist who was the Touroff-Glueck Professor of Law and Psychiatry Emeritus at Harvard Law School. His writing and teaching has focused on professional medical ethics, issues at the intersection of law and psychiatry, and the topic of violence in both law and in psychiatry. Stone served as president of the American Psychiatric Association. He also served for a number of years as the film critic for the Boston Review.