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Observations on nitrous oxide in the treatment of palsy by Dr Thomas Beddoes (1799) – Psychiatry in history

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: In 1772, Joseph Priestley, natural philosopher and erstwhile teacher at the dissenting Warrington Academy, synthesised nitrous oxide, which he called 'dephlogisticated nitrous air'.

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10575

Authors: Matt Butler, Mike Jay, Timothy Nicholson

Language: English

Topic: Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7223284841

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