John Werry
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| Born | John Scott Werry 30 January 1931 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 26 July 2025 (aged 94) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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John Scott Werry CNZM (30 January 1931 – 26 July 2025) was a New Zealand psychiatry academic. He was an emeritus professor at the University of Auckland.[1]
Early life and family
Born in Christchurch on 30 January 1931, Werry was the son of Chase Cheneworth Werry and Edith Kathleen Werry (née Scott). He grew up in Wyndham, Ashburton, and Dannevirke.[2][3][4] He was educated at Ashburton High School and Dannevirke High School, where he was dux in 1948 and earned a university national scholarship.[5][6]
Academic career
Werry studied at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree in 1953, and MB ChB in 1955.[7] He then worked in Montreal Children's Hospital and University of Illinois in North America before returning to New Zealand and the University of Auckland where he rose to emeritus professor.[1] In 1974, Werry earned the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of Otago, with a thesis titled Placebo, methylphenidate, haloperidol and imipramine in disturbed children : some methodological, experimental and clinical studies.
In July 2021, in the context of a review of the NCEA (New Zealand's National Curriculum), Werry, along with six other University of Auckland professors and emeritus professors published a controversial letter "In Defence of Science" in the New Zealand Listener.[8]
Werry died at Auckland Hospital on 26 July 2025, at the age of 94.[9]
Honours and awards
In the 2009 New Year Honours, Werry was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to child and adolescent psychiatry.[10] He was a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (Psychiatry and Behavioural Science).[9]
Selected works
- Volkmar, Fred R., Ami Klin, Bryna Siegel, Peter Szatmari, Catherine Lord, Magda Campbell, B. J. Freeman et al. "Field trial for autistic disorder in DSM-IV." The American journal of psychiatry (1994).
- Werry, John Scott, Jon M. McClellan, and Linda Chard. "Childhood and adolescent schizophrenic, bipolar, and schizoaffective disorders: a clinical and outcome study." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 30, no. 3 (1991): 457–465.
- Reeves, Jan C., John S. Werry, Gail S. Elkind, and Alan Zametkin. "Attention deficit, conduct, oppositional, and anxiety disorders in children: II. Clinical characteristics." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 26, no. 2 (1987): 144–155.
- Weiss, Gabrielle, Klaus Minde, John S. Werry, Virginia Douglas, and Elizabeth Nemeth. "Studies on the hyperactive child: VIII. Five-year follow-up." Archives of General Psychiatry 24, no. 5 (1971): 409–414.
- Werry, John S. "Developmental hyperactivity." Pediatric Clinics of North America 15, no. 3 (1968): 581–599.
References
- ^ a b "The Department of Psychological Medicine". University of Auckland. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the service for John Scott Werry". OneRoom. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "John Scott Werry". Purewa. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Personal". Grey River Argus. 1 September 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "Personal". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 69, no. 56. 15 December 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "University scholarships". Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune. Vol. 92, no. 100. 21 January 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: U–Wh". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ Kendall Clements, Garth Cooper, Michael Corballis, Douglas Elliffe, Robert Nola, Elizabeth Rata, and John Werry. “In Defence of Science.” New Zealand Listener, 31 July 2021. p.4
- ^ a b "John Werry obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2021.