E. F. O'Doherty

Eamonn Feichin O'Doherty (10 February 1918 - 9 September 1998), best known as E. F. O'Doherty, was an Irish experimental psychologist and Catholic priest.

O'Doherty was born in Dublin. He obtained his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from University of Cambridge with Frederic Bartlett.^[1] He was Professor of Logic and Psychology in University College Dublin. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy. In 1958, he established the UCD Diploma in Psychology.^[2]

Publications

Books

The Priest and Mental Health (1962) [with Desmond McGrath]
Religion and Personality Problems (1964)
General Psychology (1971)
The Psychology of Vocation (1971)
Vocation, Formation, Consecration & Vows: Theological and Psychological Considerations (1971)
Religion and Psychology (1978)

Selected papers

O'Doherty, E. F. (1948). Memory and Man. Irish Monthly 76 (895): 15-21.
O'Doherty, E. F. (1951). Psychopathology and Mystical Phenomena. Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review 40 (157): 23-32.
O'Doherty, E. F. (1956). Religion and Mental Health. Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review 45 (177): 39-49.
O'Doherty, E. F. (1960). Taboo, Ritual and Religion. Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review 49 (194): 131-143.
O'Doherty, E. (1960). Toward A Dynamic Psychology. Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review 49 (196): 341-354.
O'Doherty, E. F. (1969). Psychological Aspects of Student Revolt. Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory 33: 29-36.

References

^ Brock, Adrian C. (2012). Ireland. In David B. Baker. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Psychology: Global Perspectives. Oxford University Press. pp. 296-297.
^ Carr, Alan. (2015). The Development of Clinical Psychology in the Republic of Ireland. In John Hall, David Pilgrim and Graham Turpin. Turpin Clinical Psychology in Britain: Historical Perspectives. British Psychological Society. pp. 344-350.

[1] Brock, Adrian C. (2012). Ireland. In David B. Baker. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Psychology: Global Perspectives. Oxford University Press. pp. 296-297.

[2] Carr, Alan. (2015). The Development of Clinical Psychology in the Republic of Ireland. In John Hall, David Pilgrim and Graham Turpin. Turpin Clinical Psychology in Britain: Historical Perspectives. British Psychological Society. pp. 344-350.

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