The imaginary divide between mental and “physical” health: Dismantling dualism and reductionism to address a monumental mistake in medicine

Abstract Given the importance of the link between mental and other medical conditions, JCPP Advances 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.

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JCPP Advances
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2026-05-11
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70123
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Mental Health and Psychiatry
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Abstract Given the importance of the link between mental and other medical conditions, JCPP Advances 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.

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Regenstrief Institute (US), Harvard University (US), University of Ottawa (CA), Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB), King's College - North Carolina (US), King's College London (GB), South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB), Ottawa Hospital (CA), McLean Hospital (US), Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT), Ottawa Public Health (CA), Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US), Sheffield Hallam University (GB), Medical University of Vienna (AT), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
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