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Thomas Walker Mitchell

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Thomas Walker Mitchell

Thomas Walker Mitchell (1869–1944) most commonly referred to as T. W. Mitchell was a British physician and psychical researcher.[1] He studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he gained an M.D. in 1906.[2]

Mitchell wrote on medical psychology and psychopathology. He was a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society and the Psycho-Medical Society. He was also member of the Society for Psychical Research and was elected as President for the year 1922.[1] He edited the British Journal of Medical Psychology.

He studied cases of hypnosis and somnambulism.[3][4]

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  1. ^ a b Wright, Maurice B. (1945). Thomas Walker Mitchell, 1869–1944. British Journal of Medical Psychology 20: 203-206.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Thomas Walker (1906). "Amnesia verbalis and other disorders of memory". hdl:1842/25850. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Review: Psychology And Psychical Research. Reviewed Work: Medical Psychology And Psychical Research by T. W. Mitchell. The British Medical Journal. Vol. 1, No. 3250 (Apr. 14, 1923), p. 635.
  4. ^ Hall, G. Stanley. (1923). Reviewed Work: The Psychology of Medicine by T. W. Mitchell. The American Journal of Psychology. Vol. 34, No. 2. p. 298.
  5. ^ Gordon, R. G. (1928). Review of T. W. Mitchell 'Problems in Psychopathology. Journal of Philosophical Studies 3: 122-123.