The imaginary divide between mental and “physical” health: Dismantling dualism and reductionism to address a monumental mistake in medicine
Year: 2026
Type: editorial
Abstract: organized a special issue on the topic; yet since then, very few papers have focused on this area. As such, this editorial perspective aims not only to highlight the link between mental and other medical conditions, but also to (1) explore the origins of the divide between mental and "physical" health, (2) provide evidence that this so-called divide does not exist in actuality, (3) highlight the harms of maintaining such a divide, and (4) discuss strategies to bridge this divide to address this monumental mistake, which has been perpetuated throughout medicine.
Source: JCPP Advances
DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.70123
Institutions: University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana University School of Medicine, King's College London, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Medical University of Vienna, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Hallam University, Harvard University, McLean Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,705
Awards: Using data science to understand & improve pain in mental illness informing the development and testing of a feasibility trial, G5506542132, G6088196853, G6328621168, Using Digital Technologies for Health Promotion in Young People with Mental Illness, G7919294625, Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry
OpenAlex ID: W7160937851