Psychoanalytic practice in the light of psychiatric patient records: The elusive history of Freudian-inspired psychotherapy (Strasbourg, 1940s–1970s)
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Published:2023-02-16
Issue:3-4
Volume:36
Page:158-177
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ISSN:0952-6951
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Container-title:History of the Human Sciences
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language:en
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Short-container-title:History of the Human Sciences
Affiliation:
1. University of Strasbourg, France
Abstract
This article delves into a problem that is still seldom addressed by historians—namely, the use of medical records testifying to the implementation of a psychoanalytically inspired treatment within a psychiatric institution for historical research. Based on publications, a broad spectrum of medical patient records, and interviews with former practitioners, it more broadly addresses issues related to the attention to patients’ voices at the University Psychiatric Clinic of Strasbourg, a central institution of psychiatric care in Northeastern France that was once considered a bastion of French Freudianism. Eventually, it contends with the fundamentally elusive nature of medical patient records when it comes to talking cures, highlighting the challenges and limitations inherent in the historical exploitation of this type of source.
Funder
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,History
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