Thomas Walker Mitchell psychical researcher

Thomas Walker Mitchell (1869–1944) most commonly referred to as T. W. Mitchell was a British

physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...

and psychical researcher.Wright, Maurice B. (1945). ''Thomas Walker Mitchell, 1869–1944''. '' British Journal of Medical Psychology'' 20: 203-206. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he gained an M.D. in 1906. Mitchell wrote on medical psychology and

psychopathology Psychopathology is the study of mental illness. It includes the signs and symptoms of all mental disorders. The field includes Abnormal psychology, abnormal cognition, maladaptive behavior, and experiences which differ according to social norms ...

. He was a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society and the Psycho-Medical Society. He was also member of the

Society for Psychical Research The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is a nonprofit organisation in the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is to understand events and abilities commonly described as psychic or paranormal. It describes itself as the "first society to condu ...

and was elected as President for the year 1922. He edited the British Journal of Medical Psychology. He studied cases of

hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychological ...

and

somnambulism Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. It occurs during the slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of l ...

Publications

''The Psychology of Medicine''
(1921)
''Medical Psychology and Psychical Research''
(1922) *
Problems in Psychopathology
' (1927)Gordon, R. G. (1928). ''Review of T. W. Mitchell 'Problems in Psychopathology''. '' Journal of Philosophical Studies'' 3: 122-123.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Thomas Walker 1869 births 1944 deaths 20th-century British medical doctors British parapsychologists