William Yule (psychologist)
British psychologist (1940–2023)
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Life
William Yule was born on 20 June 1940. He graduated with an MA in psychology from the University of Aberdeen in 1962. He then moved to London where he completed his Dip. Psychol. at the Institute of Psychiatry followed by his PhD at the University of London.
Yule taught at the Institute of Education, University of London before returning to the Institute of Psychiatry from which he retired as Emeritus Professor.
Yule died on 5 November 2023, at the age of 83.
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Work
Yule was known, among other things, for his epidemiological studies and as an expert on paediatric traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He worked as an expert psychologist and researcher in child mental health already after the Herald of Free Enterprise shipwreck (1987). He was a Unicef adviser on civil war in the former Yugoslavia. He also served on the British Health Expert Group, which helped find practical solutions to treat war-related trauma after the Sri Lankan civil war. He acted as an expert in launching post-disaster mental health services.
Awards
- 2006 – Honorary Life Fellow, British Psychological Society
- 2007 – biennial Aristotle Prize of the European Federation of Psychological Associations (EFPA) in 2007.