Staff profile

I trained first in medicine, at St George’s Hospital Medical School in London, qualifying in 1981, and then specialised as a postgraduate in psychiatry at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St Thomas’s, also in London. Following this, my clinical and academic interests in psychiatry were largely in the field of addictive behaviour, and especially alcohol misuse. I held positions as Lecturer at University College, London (1987 to 1990) and Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London (1994 to 1997) as well as being Professor of the Psychiatry of Alcohol Misuse at the University of Kent from 1997 to 2003.

My academic work in psychiatry has been broad in scope. My doctoral thesis was on genetic effects upon the predisposition to alcohol misuse and dependence and was very biologically based. However, I have always also been interested in treatment approaches, including those based in the mutual help movement (of Alcoholics Anonymous and affiliated organisations) and those with religious roots, as well as those that are more medically based.

My own Christian faith has formed my approach to psychiatry since I was a student, and I gained an AKC at Kings College London (a theological qualification for “non-theologians”!) when studying medicine there in 1974 to 1976. I did not seriously embark upon academic study of theology until training for ordination as an Anglican priest much later in life. By this time, I was increasingly interested in inter-disciplinary issues between theology and psychiatry and my research publications have reflected this. I was ordained priest in Canterbury Cathedral in 2001.

Whilst studying for my MA in Applied Theology at the University of Kent (2002-2003) I undertook applied theological research around the subject of alcohol and addiction and this led to my writing a book on this subject (Alcohol, Addiction & Christian Ethics, CUP, 2006). This book explores the way in which accounts of the “divided self” in the writings of St Paul and St Augustine of Hippo might inform and extend scientific accounts of addictive disorder. I remain broadly interested in the ways in which theological accounts of human behaviour may inform, challenge and extend scientific perspectives.

I came to Durham in 2003, initially as a College chaplain, but also in order to continue my academic work in applied theology in the University. I enjoy working with students here and think it an enormous privilege to live and work in this beautiful and spiritual place. There are few better places to read a theological text than in one of Durham’s many coffee shops!

I was Director of the Centre for Spirituality, Theology & Health until my retirement in 2022. This project was collaborative between the Department of Theology & Religion and the School for Medicine, Pharmacy & Health (until the move of SMPH to Newcastle). It had collaborative links with health service delivery and spiritual/pastoral care. In support of this, I was an honorary consultant psychiatrist with Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust until 2017 and have been an honorary chaplain with them since April 2018. I am interested broadly in Christian spirituality. In the past, I have taught on the north east England Spiritual Direction training course, which used to be run jointly by Ushaw College & St Antony's Priory, and also at Cranmer Hall (the Anglican theological college).

My 2018 monograph, Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine, provides a theological engagement with the latest scientific research on voice hearing (auditory verbal hallucinations). This work was undertaken as a part of my work for the Wellcome funded, AHRC award winning, Hearing the Voice project at Durham University, for which I am a Co-Investigator.

https://www.dur.ac.uk/hearingthevoice/

My previous monographs include The Philokalia and the Inner Life, which is concerned with theological and psychotherapeutic understandings of the nature of mental well-being. The Philokalia is an anthology of eastern Christian texts spanning the 4th to the 15th centuries. It offers important insights into the mental world of thoughts and prayer.

I have edited and co-edited a series of volumes on spirituality, theology and mental health, including, The Bible and Mental Health (2020, with Isabelle Hamley), Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience (2020, with Nathan White), Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition (2018, with Julienne McLean and Peter Tyler), and Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice (2016, with Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims).

I was Director of the MA programme in Spirituality, Theology & Health, which, in 2017, won an honorable mention in the Expanded Reason Awards in Rome:

http://www.expandedreasonawards.org/expanded-reasons-awards/news/the-expanded-reason-awards-winners-have-been-selected_242_71_252_0_1_in.html

I was President of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality from 2014 until 2018, and an Executive Editor of the Journal for the Study of Spirituality from 2013-2020. I was Chair of the Executive Committee of the Special Interest Group in Spirituality & Psychiatry at the Royal College of Psychiatrists from 2009-2013.

In 2020 I was awarded the Canterbury Cross by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in recognition of my interdisciplinary work on theology and psychiatry. In 2021 I was recipient of the Oskar Pfister award from the American Psychiatric Association in recognition of my work on psychiatry and religion. 

Research Supervision

• Jane Edwards
• Robert Jaggs-Fowler
• Paulette Gower (DThM)
• Lena Maria Lorenz

• 2021: Oskar Pfister Award: Oskar Pfister Award (2021), by the American Psychiatric Association, for ;outstanding contributions in the field of psychiatry and religion.
• 2020: Boyle Lecture: Boyle Lecturer (2020): on Mental Health and the Gospel
• 2020: Canterbury Cross: Awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury for interdisciplinary work on theology and psychiatry

Available for media contact about:

• Ethics, Religion & Beliefs: Spirituality, theology & mental health
• Theology: Spirituality, theology & mental health
• Health & Welfare: Spirituality, theology & mental health
• Drink & drugs: Spirituality, theology & mental health
• Medical and health research topics: Spirituality, theology & mental health

Authored book

• Cook, Christopher C.H., Hamley, Isabelle & Swinton, John (2023). Struggling with God: Mental Health & Christian Spirituality. SPCK.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Christians Hearing Voices. Jessica Kingsley.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2018). Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine: Scientific and Theological Perspectives. London: Routledge.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2011). The Philokalia and the Inner Life: On Passions and Prayer. Cambridge: James Clarke.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2010). Finding God in a Holy Place: Explorations of Prayer in Durham Cathedral. London: Continuum.

Chapter in book

• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2021). Psychotic Symptoms and Spiritual Phenomena. In Christianity and Psychiatry. Peteet, J.R., Moffic, H.S., Hankir, A. & Koenig, H.G. Springer. 37-50.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2021). Spirituality, Religion and Voices. In The Practical Handbook of Hearing Voices. Parker, Isla, Schnackenberg, Joachim & Hopfenbeck, Mark PCCS. 85-93.
• Gray, Alison J. & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2021). Christianity and Mental Health. In Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures. Moreira-Almeida, A., Mosqueiro, B.P. & Bhugra, D Oxford University Press. 167-182.
• Cook, C. C. H. & Moreira-Almeida, A. (2021). Principles of integrating religion and spirituality in mental health care and the World Psychiatric Association's position statement. In Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures. Moreira-Almeida, A, Mosqueiro, B.P. & Bhugra, D. Oxford University Press. 309-323.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. & Hamley, Isabelle (2020). Conclusion: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. In The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. Cook, Christopher C.H. & Hamley, Isabelle SCM. 217-228.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). The Gerasene Demoniac. In The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. Cook, Christopher C.H. & Hamley, Isabelle SCM. 141-156.
• Hamley, Isabelle & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Introduction. In The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. Cook, Christopher C.H. & Hamley, Isabelle SCM. xiii-xxi.
• Grimwade, Lucy & Christopher C.H. Cook (2020). The Clinican's View of Spirituality in Mental Health Care. In Spiritual Care in Mental Health Settings. Fletcher, J. Jessica Kingsley. 213-222.
• Nathan H. White & Christopher C.H. Cook (2020). Introduction: Biblical and theological visions of resilience. In Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience: Pastoral and Clinical Insights. Nathan H. White & Christopher C.H. Cook Routledge. 1-16.
• Christopher C.H. Cook & Nathan H. White (2020). Concluding Reflections: Transforming Resilience. In Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience: Pastoral and Clinical Insights. Nathan H. White & Christopher C.H. Cook Routledge. 229-236.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). What did Jesus have to say about mental health. In The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. Cook, Christopher C.H. & Hamley, Isabelle SCM. 128-140.
• Cullinan, Rachel J. & Christopher C.H. Cook (2019). Spirituality and Mental Health. In The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions. Zsolanai, L. & Flanagan, B. Routledge.
• Grimwade, Lucy & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2019). The Clinician's View of Spirituality in Mental Health Care. In Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in Mental Health Settings. Fletcher, J. Jessica Kingsley.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. & Dossett, Wendy (2018). Addiction and Forgiveness. In Forgiveness in Practice. Hance, Stephen Jessica Kingsley. 222-236.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. & White, Nathan H. (2018). Resilience and the role of spirituality. In Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health. Bhugra, D, Bhui, K, Yeung, S, Wong, S & Gilman, SE Oxford: Oxford University Press. 513-520.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. & Sims, Andrew (2018). Spiritual Aspects of Management. In Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry. Bhugra, Dinesh & Bhui, Kamaldeep Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 472-481.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2018). Alcohol and Other Addictions. In Pastoral Challenges & Concerns: A Christian Handbook for Leaders. Geary, Brendan & Bryan, Jocelyn Kevin Mayhew. 91-118.
• McLean, Julienne & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2018). Mystical theology and the renewal of contemplative spiritual practice. In Mystical Theology & Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition. Cook, Christopher C.H., McLean, Julienne & Tyler, Peter Routledge. 109-120.
• Tyler, Peter, McLean, Julienne & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2018). Introduction: mystical theology: renewing the contemplative tradition. In Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition. Cook, Christopher C.H., McLean, Julienne & Tyler, Peter Routledge. 1-8.
• Cook, Christopher C.H., McLean, Julienne & Tyler, Peter (2018). Concluding reflections: Mystical theology: renewing the contemplative tradition. In Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition. Cook, Christopher C.H., McLean, Julienne & Tyler, Peter Routledge. 121-126.
• Cook, Christopher C. H., Gilvarry, Eilish & Hearn, Andrea (2018). Addiction Psychiatry. In Ethical Considerations at the Intersection of Psychiatry and Religion. Peteet, J. R., Dell, M. L. & Fung, W. L. A. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 150-156.
• McLean, Julienne & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2018). Mystical theology and the renewal of contemplative spiritual practice. In Mystical Theology & Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition. Cook, Christopher C.H., McLean, Julienne & Tyler, Peter Routledge. 109-120.
• Cook, Christopher C.H., Powell, Andrew & Sims, Andrew (2016). Beginnings and Endings. In Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul. Cook, Christopher C.H., Powell, Andrew & Sims, Andrew RCPsych Publications. 173-183.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2016). Narrative in psychiatry, theology and spirituality. In Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul. Cook, Christopher C.H., Powell, Andrew & Sims, Andrew RCPsych Publications. 1-13.
• Ross, R. & Cook, C.C.H. (2014). Maintenance and Relapse Prevention. In Foundations of Addictions Counseling. Capuzzi, D. & Stauffer, M.D. Pearson. 285-304.
• Christopher C. H. Cook (2013). Controversies on the place of spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice. In Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health. Christopher C. H. Cook SCM. 1-19.
• Casiday, A & Cook, C. C. H. (2013). Emotions in the Writings of Two Church Fathers: Evagrius of Pontus and Mark the Monk. In Emotions and Religious Dynamics. Davies, D. J. & Warne, N. A. Ashgate. 63-73.
• Cook, C.C.H. (2013). Transcendence, Immanence, and Mental Health. In Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Cook, C.C.H. London: SCM Press. 141-159.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2012). Healing, Psychotherapy, and the Philokalia. In The Philokalia: Exploring the Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality. Bingaman, B. & Nassif, B. Oxford Oxford University Press. 230-239.
• Moss, R. & Cook, C. C. H. (2011). Maintenance and Relapse Prevention. In Foundations of Addictions Counseling. Capuzzi, D. & Stauffer, M. D. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 260-277.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2011). Spirituality, mental health-substance use. In Developing Services in Mental Health-Substance Use. Cooper, D. B. Milton Keynes: Radcliffe. 171-180.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2010). Sexuality and Spirituality. In Sexual Issues: Understanding and Advising in a Christian Context. Greer, J. M. & Geary, B. Stowmarket: Kevin Mayhew. 381-408.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2010). Spiritual and Religious Issues in Treatment. In The Treatment of Drinking Problems: A Guide to the Helping Professions. Marshall, E. J., Humphreys, K. & Ball, D. M. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 227-235.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2009). The Christian Handbook of Alcohol and Other Addictions. In Stowmarket: Kevin Mayhew. 56.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2009). Substance Misuse. In Spirituality and Psychiatry. Cook, C. C. H., Powell, A. & Sims, A. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists Press. 139-168.
• Verhagen, P. J. & Cook, C. C. H. (2009). Epilogue: Proposal for a World Psychiatric Association Consensus or Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry. In Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries. Verhagen, P. J., Van Praag, H. M., Lopez-Ibor Jr., J. J., Cox, J. L. & Moussaoui, D. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. 615-631.
• Sims, A. & Cook, C. C. H. (2009). Spirituality in Psychiatry. In Spirituality and Psychiatry. Cook, C. C. H., Powell, A. & Sims, A. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists Press. 1-15.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2008). Spirituality and Alcohol Dependence. In Identification and Treatment of Alcohol Dependency. Martin, C. R. Keswick: M & K Update. 289-302.
• Cook C. C. H. (2008). Alcohol and Other Addictions. In The Christian Handbook of Abuse, Addiction & Difficult Behaviour. Geary, B. & Bryan, J. Stowmarket: Kevin Mayhew. 83-111.
• Moss, R., Cook, C. C. H. & Sandoz, J (2007). Maintenance and Relapse Prevention. In Foundations of Addiction Counseling. Capuzzi, D. & Stauffer, M. D. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
• O.H. Carlton & C.C.H. Cook (2007). Alcohol and drugs misuse. In Fitness for work: The medical aspects %7 4th. K.T. Palmer, R.A.F. Cox & I. Brown Oxford: Oxford University Press. 527-545.
• C.C.H. Cook (2006). Personal responsibility and its relationship to substance misuse. In Mad, bad or sad? A Christian approach to antisocial behaviour and mental disorder. M.D. Beer & N.D. Pocock London: Christian Medical Fellowship. 148-160.

Doctoral Thesis

• Cook, C. C. H. (2010). The Philokalia and Mental Wellbeing. Theology and Religion. Durham University. PhD.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (1994). Genetic Linkage Studies of Alcoholism. PhD.

Edited book

• Cook, Christopher C.H. & Hamley, Isabelle (2020). The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. SCM.
• Christopher C.H. Cook & Nathan H. White (2020). Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience. Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies. Routledge.
• Cook, Christopher C.H., McLean, Julienne & Tyler, Peter (2018). Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition. Contemporary Theological Explorations in Christian Mysticism. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
• Cook, Christopher C.H., Powell, Andrew & Sims, Andrew (2016). Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul. RCPsych Publications.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2013). Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health. SCM Press.
• Cook, C. (2013). Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. London: SCM Press.
• Cook, C. C. H., Powell, A. & Sims, A. (2009). Spirituality and Psychiatry. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists Press.

Journal Article

• Cook, Christopher C.H., Powell, Adam, Alderson-Day, Ben & Woods, Angela (2022). Hearing spiritually significant voices: A phenomenological survey and taxonomy. BMJ Medical Humanities 48(3): 273-284.
• Powell, Adam J. & Cook, Christopher C. H. (2021). By-Products or By Design? Considering Hearing Voices and Other Matters of the Mind. Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion 7(1): 73-84.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2021). Sex, Gender and Human Identity: Science and Theology. Modern Believing 62(1).
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2021). The Causes of Human Sexual Orientation. Theology & Sexuality 27(1): 1-19.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Thérèse of Lisieux: A Spirituality of Suffering. Vinayasadhana XI(2): 66-80.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Mental Health and the Gospel. Zygon 55(4): 1107-1123.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Religion and Psychiatry: Research, Prayer and Clinical Practice. BJPsych Advances 26(5): 282-284.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Spirituality, Religion & Mental Health: Exploring the Boundaries. Mental Health, Religion & Culture
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). Mental Health in the Kingdom of God. Theology 123(3): 163-171.
• Kao, Larkin Elderon, Peteet, John R. & Cook, Christopher C. H. (2020). Spirituality and mental health. Journal for the Study of Spirituality 10(1): 42-54.
• Powell, Adam & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2020). The etheric place: Notes on finding the supernatural at the boundaries of sleep. Journal for the Study of Religious Experience 6(1): 45-51.
• Poole, Rob, Cook, Christopher C. H. & Higgo, Robert (2019). Psychiatrists, spirituality and religion. The British Journal of Psychiatry 214(4): 181-182.
• Person-Centred Training and Curriculum Scoping Group (2019). Training in psychiatry: making person-centred care a reality. BJPsych Bulletin 43(3): 136-140.
• Moreira-Almeida, Alexander, Sharma, Avdesh, Van Rensburg, Bernard Janse, Verhagen, Peter J. & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2018). Declaración de la posición de la WPA sobre la espiritualidad y la religión en la psiquiatría. Actas Esp Psiquiatr 46(6): 246-248.
• Cook, Christopher C. H. (2018). Science and theology in human sexuality. Theology & Sexuality 24(3): 183-199.
• Moreira-Almeida, A., Sharma, A., Van Rensburg, B. J., Verhagen, P. J. & Cook, C. C. H. (2018). POSICIONAMENTO DA ASSOCIAÇÃO MUNDIAL DE PSIQUIATRIA SOBRE ESPIRITUALIDADE E RELIGIOSIDADE EM PSIQUIATRIA. Revista Debates em Psiquiatria
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2017). Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry: The Impact of Policy. Mental Health, Religion and Culture 20(6): 589-594.
• Barber, Joanna M., Parsons, Helen, Wilson, Carol A. & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2017). Measuring mental health in the clinical setting: what is important to service users? The Mini-Service user Recovery Evaluation Scale, (Mini-SeRvE). Journal of Mental Health 26(6): 530-537.
• Moreira-Almeida, Alexander, Sharma, Avdesh, van Rensburg, Bernard Janse, Verhagen, Peter J. & Cook, Christopher C. H. (2016). WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry. World Psychiatry 15(1): 87-88.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2016). The lived experience of dementia: developing a contextual theology. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 28(1-2): 84-97.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2015). Religious psychopathology: The prevalence of religious content of delusions and hallucinations in mental disorder. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 61(4): 404-425.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2015). Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice. BJPsych Advances 21(1): 42-50.
• Dein, S. & Cook, C.C.H. (2015). God put a thought into my mind: the charismatic Christian experience of receiving communications from God. Mental Health, Religion & Culture 18(2): 97-113.
• Woods, A., Jones, N., Bernini, M., Callard, F., Alderson-Day, B., Badcock, J., Bell,V., Cook, C., Csordas, T., Humpston, C., Krueger, J., Larøi, F., McCarthy-Jones, S., Moseley, P., Powell, H., Raballo, A., Smailes, D. & Fernyhough, C. (2014). Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Phenomenology of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations. Schizophrenia Bulletin 40(Suppl 4): S246-S254.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2014). Suicide and Religion. The British Journal of Psychiatry 204(4): 254-255.
• Cook, Christopher C. H. (2013). The Prophet Samuel, Hypnagogic Hallucinations and the Voice of God - Psychiatry and Sacred Texts. British Journal of Psychiatry 203(5): 380-380.
• Cook, C.C.H. (2012). Keynote 4 spirituality and health. Journal for the study of spirituality 2(2): 150-162.
• Cook, C. C. H., Breckon, J., Jay, C., Renwick, L. & Walker, P. (2012). Pathway to accommodate patients' spiritual needs. Nursing Management 19(2): 33-37.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2012). Psychiatry in scripture: sacred texts and psychopathology. The Psychiatrist 36(6): 225-229.
• Dein, S., Cook, C. C. H. & Koenig, H. (2012). Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health: Current Controversies and Future Directions. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 200(10): 852-855.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2012). Self-belief: holistic psychiatry in a secular age. Commentary on. Holistic Psychiatry without the whole self. The Psychiatrist 36(3): 101-103
• Barber, J. M., Parkes, M., Parsons, H. & Cook, C. C. H. (2012). Importance of Spiritual Well-Being in Assessment of Recovery: The Service-User Recovery Evaluation (SeRvE) Scale. The Psychiatrist 36(12): 444-450.
• Pool, R. & Cook, C. C. H. (2011). Praying with a patient constitutes a breach of professional boundaries in psychiatric practice. The British Journal of Psychiatry 199(2): 94-98.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2011). The Faith of the Psychiatrist. Mental Health, Religion and Culture 14(1): 9-17.
• Cook, C. C. H., Powell, A. E., Sims, A. & Eagger, S. (2011). Spirituality and Secularity: Professional Boundaries in Psychiatry. Mental Health, Religion and Culture 14(1): 35-42.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2010). Spirituality, secularity and religion in psychiatric practice: Commentary on. Spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice. The Psychiatrist 34(5): 193-195.
• Dein, S., Cook, C. C. H., Powell, A. E. & Eagger, S. (2010). Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health. The Psychiatrist 34(2): 63-64.
• Thomson, A. D., Cook, C. C. H., Guerrini, I., Sheedy, D., Harper, C. & Marshall, E. J. (2008). Wernicke's Encephalopathy: 'plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose'. Alcohol & Alcoholism 43(2): 180-186.
• : Thomson, A. D., Cook, C. C. H., Guerrini, I., Sheedy, D., Harper, C. & Marshall, E. J. (2008). Wernicke's Encephalopathy revisted: Translation of the case history section of the original manuscript by Carl Wernicke ‘Lehrbuch der Gehirnkrankheiten fur Aerzte and Studirende’ (1881) with a commentary. Alcohol & Alcoholism 43(2): 174-179.
• C. Cook, H. Tarbet & D. Ball (2007). Classically Intoxicated. BMJ 335: 1302-1304.
• C.C.H. Cook (2007). AA's first European experience and the spiritual experience of AA. Addiction 102: 846-847.
• P. Jackson & C.C.H. Cook (2005). Introduction of a spirituality group in a community service for people with drinking problems. Journal of Substance Use 10(6): 375-383.
• Guerrini, Irene, Cook, Christopher C.H., Kest, Wendy, Devitgh, Audrey, McQuillin, Andrew, Curtis, David & Gurling, Hugh M.D. (2005). Genetic linkage analysis supports the presence of two susceptibility loci for alcoholism and heavy drinking on chromosome 1p22.1-11.2 and 1q21.3-24.2. BMC Genetics 6: 11.
• I. GUERRINI, A. THOMSON, C. COOK, A. MCQUILLIN, V. SHARMA, M. KOPELMAN, G. REYNOLDS, P. JAUHAR, C. HARPER & H. GURLING (2005). Direct genomic PCR sequencing of the high affinity thiamine transporter (SLC19A2) gene identifies three genetic variants in Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS). American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 137B of 1552-4841(1): 17-19.
• C.C.H. Cook (2004). Addiction and spirituality. ADDICTION 99 of 0965-2140(5): 539-551.
• C.C.H. Cook (2003). William James' varieties of religious experience and Jungian varieties of human nature: The nature of the relationship between religious experience, belief and psychological type. Journal of Beliefs and Values 24: 139-154.
• C.C.H. Cook (2003). Psychiatry and mysticism. Mental Health, Religion & Culture 7: 149-163.

Monograph

• Cook, C. C. H. (2006). Alcohol, Addiction and Christian Ethics. Cambridge Cambridge University Press.

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Cook, Christopher C.H. (Published). Theology and Psychiatry.

Other (Print)

• A. Powell & C.C.H. Cook (2006). Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of PsychiatristsID - 1855.
• A. Bonner, A. Thomson & C. Cook (2003). Alcohol, Nutrition, and Recovery of Brain Function. 145-171.

Report

• Boardman, J., Dave, S., Baillie, D., Burbridge-James, W., Cook, C., Fulford, W., Gensale, A., Lethem, R., Ludvigsen, A., Murphy, L., Poole, N., Richards, V., Roberts, G., Roeg, W. & Williams, S. (2018). Person-Centred Care: Implications for Training in Psychiatry. Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Moreira-Almeida, Alexander, Sharma, Avdesh, Janse van Rensburg, Bernard, Peter J. Verhagen & Cook, Christopher C.H. (2015). WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry. Geneva, Switzerland, World Psychiatric Association.
• Cook, Christopher C.H. (2013). Recommendations for psychiatrists on spirituality and religion. RCPsych Press.
• Cook, C. C. H. (2011). Recommendations for Psychiatrists on Spirituality and Religion. London, Royal College of Psychiatrists.