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: Canterbury Cross: Awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury for interdisciplinary work on theology and psychiatry
• 2020: Boyle Lecture: Boyle Lecturer (2020): on Mental Health and the Gospel

Authored book

• Cook, C. C., Hamley, I., & Swinton, J. (2023). Struggling with God: Mental Health & Christian Spirituality. SPCK
• Cook, C. C. (2020). Christians Hearing Voices. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Cook, C. C. (2018). Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine: Scientific and Theological Perspectives. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429423093
• Cook, C. (2011). The Philokalia and the Inner Life: On Passions and Prayer. James Clarke
• Cook, C. (2010). Finding God in a Holy Place: Explorations of Prayer in Durham Cathedral. Continuum

Chapter in book

• Cook, C. C., & White, N. H. (in press). Concluding Reflections: Transforming Resilience. In N. H. White, & C. C. Cook (Eds.), Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience: Pastoral and Clinical Insights (229-236). Routledge
• Cook, C. C. (in press). The Gerasene Demoniac. In C. C. Cook, & I. Hamley (Eds.), The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health (141-156). SCM
• Cook, C. C. What did Jesus have to say about mental health. In C. C. Cook, & I. Hamley (Eds.), The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health (128-140). SCM
• Gray, A. J., & Cook, C. C. (2021). Christianity and Mental Health. In A. Moreira-Almeida, B. Mosqueiro, & D. Bhugra (Eds.), Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures (167-182). Oxford University Press
• Cook, C. C. (2021). Spirituality, Religion and Voices. In I. Parker, J. Schnackenberg, & M. Hopfenbeck (Eds.), The Practical Handbook of Hearing Voices (85-93). PCCS
• Cook, C., & Moreira-Almeida, A. (2021). Principles of integrating religion and spirituality in mental health care and the World Psychiatric Association's position statement. In A. Moreira-Almeida, B. Mosqueiro, & D. Bhugra (Eds.), Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures (309-323). Oxford University Press
• Cook, C. C. (2021). Psychotic Symptoms and Spiritual Phenomena. In J. Peteet, H. Moffic, A. Hankir, & H. Koenig (Eds.), Christianity and Psychiatry (37-50). Springer Verlag
• Hamley, I., & Cook, C. C. (2020). Introduction. In C. C. Cook, & I. Hamley (Eds.), The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health (xiii-xxi). SCM
• White, N. H., & Cook, C. C. (2020). Introduction: Biblical and theological visions of resilience. In N. H. White, & C. C. Cook (Eds.), Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience: Pastoral and Clinical Insights (1-16). Routledge
• Cook, C. C., & Hamley, I. (2020). Conclusion: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. In C. C. Cook, & I. Hamley (Eds.), The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health (217-228). SCM
• Grimwade, L., & Cook, C. C. (2020). The Clinican's View of Spirituality in Mental Health Care. In J. Fletcher (Ed.), Spiritual Care in Mental Health Settings (213-222). Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Cullinan, R. J., & Cook, C. C. (2019). Spirituality and Mental Health. In L. Zsolanai, & B. Flanagan (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality in Society and the Professions. Routledge
• Grimwade, L., & Cook, C. C. (2019). The Clinician's View of Spirituality in Mental Health Care. In J. Fletcher (Ed.), Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in Mental Health Settings. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Cook, C. C., & White, N. H. (2018). Resilience and the role of spirituality. In D. Bhugra, K. Bhui, S. Yeung, S. Wong, & S. Gilman (Eds.), Oxford textbook of public mental health (513-520). Oxford University Press
• Cook, C. C., & Sims, A. (2018). Spiritual Aspects of Management. In D. Bhugra, & K. Bhui (Eds.), Textbook of cultural psychiatry (472-481). (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press
• Cook, C. C. (2018). Alcohol and Other Addictions. In B. Geary, & J. Bryan (Eds.), Pastoral Challenges & Concerns: A Christian Handbook for Leaders (91-118). (2nd). Kevin Mayhew
• Cook, C. C., Gilvarry, E., & Hearn, A. (2018). Addiction Psychiatry. In J. Peteet, M. Dell, & W. Fung (Eds.), Ethical considerations at the intersection of psychiatry and religion (150-156). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190681968.001.0001
• Tyler, P., McLean, J., & Cook, C. C. (2018). Introduction: mystical theology: renewing the contemplative tradition. In C. C. Cook, J. McLean, & P. Tyler (Eds.), Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition (1-8). Routledge
• Cook, C. C., McLean, J., & Tyler, P. (2018). Concluding reflections: Mystical theology: renewing the contemplative tradition. In C. C. Cook, J. McLean, & P. Tyler (Eds.), Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition (121-126). Routledge
• McLean, J., & Cook, C. C. (2018). Mystical theology and the renewal of contemplative spiritual practice. In C. C. Cook, J. McLean, & P. Tyler (Eds.), Mystical Theology & Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition (109-120). Routledge
• Cook, C. C., & Dossett, W. (2018). Addiction and Forgiveness. In S. Hance (Ed.), Forgiveness in Practice (222-236). Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• McLean, J., & Cook, C. C. (2018). Mystical theology and the renewal of contemplative spiritual practice. In C. C. Cook, J. McLean, & P. Tyler (Eds.), Mystical Theology & Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition (109-120). Routledge
• Cook, C. C. (2016). Narrative in psychiatry, theology and spirituality. In C. C. Cook, A. Powell, & A. Sims (Eds.), Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul (1-13). RCPsych Publications
• Cook, C. C., Powell, A., & Sims, A. (2016). Beginnings and Endings. In C. C. Cook, A. Powell, & A. Sims (Eds.), Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul (173-183). RCPsych Publications
• Ross, R., & Cook, C. (2014). Maintenance and Relapse Prevention. In D. Capuzzi, & M. Stauffer (Eds.), Foundations of addictions counseling (285-304). (3rd ed.). Pearson
• Cook, C. (2013). Transcendence, Immanence, and Mental Health. In C. Cook (Ed.), Spirituality, theology and mental health : interdisciplinary perspectives (141-159). SCM Press
• Casiday, A., & Cook, C. (2013). Emotions in the Writings of Two Church Fathers: Evagrius of Pontus and Mark the Monk. In D. Davies, & N. Warne (Eds.), Emotions and Religious Dynamics (63-73). Ashgate Publishing
• Cook, C. C. (2013). Controversies on the place of spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice. In C. C. Cook (Ed.), Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health (1-19). SCM
• Cook, C. (2012). Healing, Psychotherapy, and the Philokalia. In B. Bingaman, & B. Nassif (Eds.), The Philokalia : exploring the classic text of orthodox spirituality (230-239). Oxford University Press
• Moss, R., & Cook, C. (2011). Maintenance and Relapse Prevention. In D. Capuzzi, & M. Stauffer (Eds.), Foundations of addictions counseling (260-277). (2nd ed.). Pearson
• Cook, C. (2010). Spirituality, mental health-substance use. In D. Cooper (Ed.), Developing services in mental health - substance use (171-180). Radcliffe Publishing
• Cook, C. (2010). Spiritual and Religious Issues in Treatment. In E. Marshall, K. Humphreys, & D. Ball (Eds.), The treatment of drinking problems : a guide to the helping professions (227-235). (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press
• Cook, C. (2010). Sexuality and Spirituality. In J. Greer, & B. Geary (Eds.), Sexual issues : understanding and advising in a Christian context (381-408). Kevin Mayhew
• Verhagen, P., & Cook, C. (2009). Epilogue: Proposal for a World Psychiatric Association Consensus or Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry. In P. Verhagen, H. Van Praag, J. Lopez-Ibor Jr., J. Cox, & D. Moussaoui (Eds.), Religion and psychiatry : beyond boundaries (615-631). Wiley
• Cook, C. (2009). Substance Misuse. In C. Cook, A. Powell, & A. Sims (Eds.), Spirituality and psychiatry (139-168). Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Sims, A., & Cook, C. (2009). Spirituality in Psychiatry. In C. Cook, A. Powell, & A. Sims (Eds.), Spirituality and psychiatry (1-15). Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Cook, C. (2009). The Christian Handbook of Alcohol and Other Addictions. . Kevin Mayhew
• Cook, C. (2008). Spirituality and Alcohol Dependence. In C. Martin (Ed.), Identification and treatment of alcohol dependency (289-302). M & K Update
• Cook, C. (2008). Alcohol and Other Addictions. In B. Geary, & J. Bryan (Eds.), The Christian handbook of abuse, addiction & difficult behaviour (83-111). Kevin Mayhew
• Moss, R., Cook, C., & Sandoz, J. (2007). Maintenance and Relapse Prevention. In D. Capuzzi, & M. Stauffer (Eds.), Foundations of Addiction Counseling. Allyn and Bacon
• Carlton, O., & Cook, C. (2007). Alcohol and drugs misuse. In K. Palmer, R. Cox, & I. Brown (Eds.), Fitness for work: The medical aspects %7 4th (527-545). Oxford University Press
• Cook, C. (2006). Personal responsibility and its relationship to substance misuse. In M. Beer, & N. Pocock (Eds.), Mad, bad or sad? A Christian approach to antisocial behaviour and mental disorder (148-160). Christian Medical Fellowship

Doctoral Thesis

• Cook, C. (2010). The Philokalia and Mental Wellbeing. (Thesis). Theology and Religion, Durham University. Retrieved from https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1618092
• Cook, C. C. (1994). Genetic Linkage Studies of Alcoholism. (Thesis). [Awarding Organisation: Unknown]. Retrieved from https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1647311

Edited book

• Cook, C. C., & Hamley, I. (Eds.). (2020). The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health. SCM
• Cook, C. C., & White, N. H. (Eds.). (2020). Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience. Routledge
• Cook, C. C., McLean, J., & Tyler, P. (Eds.). (2017). Mystical Theology and Contemporary Spiritual Practice: Renewing the Contemplative Tradition. Routledge
• Cook, C. C., Powell, A., & Sims, A. (Eds.). (2016). Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul. RCPsych Publications
• Cook, C. (Ed.). (2013). Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. SCM Press
• Cook, C. (Ed.). (2013). Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health. SCM Press
• Cook, C., Powell, A., & Sims, A. (Eds.). (2009). Spirituality and Psychiatry. Royal College of Psychiatrists

Journal Article

• Poole, R., Cook, C. C. H., Song, R., & Robinson, C. A. (2023). Psychiatrists’ attitudes to professional boundaries concerning spirituality and religion: mixed-methods study. BJPsych Bulletin, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2023.66
• Cook, C. C., Powell, A., Alderson-Day, B., & Woods, A. (2022). Hearing spiritually significant voices: A phenomenological survey and taxonomy. Medical Humanities, 48(3), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2020-012021
• Powell, A. J., & Cook, C. C. (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. https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.20092
• Powell, A., & Cook, C. C. (2021). The etheric place: Notes on finding the supernatural at the boundaries of sleep. Journal for the study of religious experience, 6(1), 45-51
• Cook, C. C. (2021). Sex, Gender and Human Identity: Science and Theology. Modern Believing, 62(1),
• Cook, C. C. (2021). The Causes of Human Sexual Orientation. Theology & Sexuality, 27(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13558358.2020.1818541
• Cook, C. C. (2020). Mental Health and the Gospel. Zygon, 55(4), 1107-1123. https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12656
• Cook, C. C. (2020). Mental Health in the Kingdom of God. Theology, 123(3), 163-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571x20910700
• Kao, L. E., Peteet, J. R., & Cook, C. C. (2020). Spirituality and mental health. Journal for the Study of Spirituality, 10(1), 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1080/20440243.2020.1726048
• Cook, C. C. (2020). Spirituality, Religion & Mental Health: Exploring the Boundaries. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1774525
• Cook, C. C. (2020). Religion and Psychiatry: Research, Prayer and Clinical Practice. BJPsych Advances, 26(5), 282-284
• Cook, C. C. (2020). Thérèse of Lisieux: A Spirituality of Suffering
• Poole, R., Cook, C. C., & Higgo, R. (2019). Psychiatrists, spirituality and religion. British Journal of Psychiatry, 214(4), 181-182. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.241
• Group, P. T. A. C. S. (2019). Training in psychiatry: making person-centred care a reality. BJPsych Bulletin, 43(3), 136-140
• Moreira-Almeida, A., Sharma, A., Van Rensburg, B. J., Verhagen, P. J., & Cook, C. C. (2018). Declaración de la posición de la WPA sobre la espiritualidad y la religión en la psiquiatría. Actas españolas de psiquiatría (Internet), 46(6), 246-248
• RELIGIOSIDADE EM PSIQUIATRIA
• Cook, C. C. (2018). Science and theology in human sexuality. Theology & Sexuality, 24(3), 183-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/13558358.2018.1459082
• Cook, C. C. (2017). Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry: The Impact of Policy. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 20(6), 589-594. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1405498
• Barber, J. M., Parsons, H., Wilson, C. A., & Cook, C. C. (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. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1340624
• Cook, C. C. (2016). The lived experience of dementia: developing a contextual theology. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 28(1-2), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2015.1046631
• Moreira-Almeida, A., Sharma, A., van Rensburg, B. J., Verhagen, P. J., & Cook, C. C. (2016). WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry. World Psychiatry, 15(1), 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20304
• Cook, C. C. (2015). Religious psychopathology: The prevalence of religious content of delusions and hallucinations in mental disorder. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 61(4), 404-425. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764015573089
• Dein, S., & Cook, C. (2015). God put a thought into my mind: the charismatic Christian experience of receiving communications from God. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 18(2), 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2014.1002761
• Cook, C. C. (2015). Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice. BJPsych Advances, 21(1), 42-50. https://doi.org/10.1192/apt.bp.114.013276
• Woods, A., Jones, N., Bernini, M., Callard, F., Alderson-Day, B., Badcock, J., …Fernyhough, C. (2014). Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Phenomenology of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations. Schizophrenia Bulletin: The Journal of Psychoses and Related Disorders, 40(Suppl 4), S246-S254. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbu003
• Cook, C. C. (2014). Suicide and Religion. British Journal of Psychiatry, 204(4), 254-255. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.113.136069
• Cook, C. C. (2013). The Prophet Samuel, Hypnagogic Hallucinations and the Voice of God - Psychiatry and Sacred Texts. British Journal of Psychiatry, 203(5), 380-380. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.113.126136
• Barber, J., Parkes, M., Parsons, H., & Cook, C. (2012). Importance of Spiritual Well-Being in Assessment of Recovery: The Service-User Recovery Evaluation (SeRvE) Scale. The psychiatrist, 36(12), 444-450. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.111.037838
• Cook, C. (2012). Keynote 4 : spirituality and health. Journal for the Study of Spirituality, 2(2), 150-162. https://doi.org/10.1179/jss.2.2.g7w3647127205j85
• Dein, S., Cook, C., & Koenig, H. (2012). Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health: Current Controversies and Future Directions. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 200(10), 852-855. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0b013e31826b6dle
• Cook, C. (2012). Psychiatry in scripture: sacred texts and psychopathology. The psychiatrist, 36(6), 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.111.036418
• Cook, C., Breckon, J., Jay, C., Renwick, L., & Walker, P. (2012). Pathway to accommodate patients' spiritual needs. Nursing Management, 19(2), 33-37. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm2012.05.19.2.33.c9059
• Cook, C. (2012). Self-belief: holistic psychiatry in a secular age. Commentary on... Holistic Psychiatry without the whole self. The psychiatrist, 36(3), 101-103. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.111.037929
• Pool, R., & Cook, C. (2011). Praying with a patient constitutes a breach of professional boundaries in psychiatric practice. British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(2), 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.096529
• Cook, C., Powell, A., Sims, A., & Eagger, S. (2011). Spirituality and Secularity: Professional Boundaries in Psychiatry. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 14(1), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.484935
• Cook, C. (2011). The Faith of the Psychiatrist. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 14(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674671003622673
• Cook, C. (2010). Spirituality, secularity and religion in psychiatric practice: Commentary on... Spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice. The psychiatrist, 34(5), 193-195. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.109.029108
• Dein, S., Cook, C., Powell, A., & Eagger, S. (2010). Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health. The psychiatrist, 34(2), 63-64. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.109.025924
• : Thomson, A., Cook, C., Guerrini, I., Sheedy, D., Harper, C., & Marshall, E. (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 and Alcoholism, 43(2), 174-179. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agm144
• Thomson, A., Cook, C., Guerrini, I., Sheedy, D., Harper, C., & Marshall, E. (2008). Wernicke's Encephalopathy: 'plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose'. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 43(2), 180-186. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agm149
• Cook, C., Tarbet, H., & Ball, D. (2007). Classically Intoxicated. BMJ, 335, 1302-1304
• Cook, C. (2007). AA's first European experience and the spiritual experience of AA. Addiction, 102, 846-847. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01853.x
• Guerrini, I., Cook, C. C., Kest, W., Devitgh, A., McQuillin, A., Curtis, D., & Gurling, H. M. (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, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-6-11
• Guerrini, I., Thomson, A., Cook, C., Mcquillin, A., Sharma, V., Kopelman, M., …Gurling, H. (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
• Jackson, P., & Cook, C. (2005). Introduction of a spirituality group in a community service for people with drinking problems. Journal of Substance Use, 10(6), 375-383
• Cook, C. (2004). Addiction and spirituality. Addiction, 99 of 0965-2140(5), 539-551
• Cook, C. (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
• Cook, C. (2003). Psychiatry and mysticism. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 7, 149-163

Monograph

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

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Cook, C. C. (2023). Theology and Psychiatry. [[Media unknown]]

Other (Print)

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

Report

• Boardman, J., Dave, S., Baillie, D., Burbridge-James, W., Cook, C., Fulford, W., …Williams, S. (2018). Person-Centred Care: Implications for Training in Psychiatry. [No known commissioning body]
• Moreira-Almeida, A., Sharma, A., Janse van Rensburg, B., Verhagen, P. J., & Cook, C. C. (2015). WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry. [No known commissioning body]
• Cook, C. (2013). Recommendations for Psychiatrists on Spirituality and Religion. Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group
• Cook, C. C. (2013). Recommendations for psychiatrists on spirituality and religion. [No known commissioning body]