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Essays on Partial Derangement of the Mind in Supposed Connexion with Religion by John Cheyne

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2024

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Christopher C.H. Cook*
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Emeritus Professor in the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University, Durham, UK, and honorary chaplain with Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. He was the 2021 recipient of the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association, for contributions to understanding the interplay between religion and psychiatry.
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Summary

Essays on Partial Derangement of the Mind in Supposed Connection with Religion, written amidst the illness of its author almost two centuries ago, was the little-known work of a distinguished physician. Seeking to rebut the argument that religion is causative of ‘derangement of the mind’ it takes a surprisingly biological view of such conditions while, at the same time, affirming the importance of faith, hope and love in human well-being. Despite its limitations, it makes observations that remain relevant to debates about religion and psychiatry today.

Keywords

History of psychiatryreligionspiritualitymental facultieshallucinations
Type
Memory Lane
Information
BJPsych Advances , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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Cheyne, J (1843) Essays on Partial Derangement of the Mind in Supposed Connexion with Religion. William Curry (digitised version available from The Wellcome Library's online collection: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/jt2dzzx4).Google Scholar
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