Paul Sérieux
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Paul Sérieux was a French psychiatrist
who was a native of Paris
. He practiced medicine in several French hospitals and asylums during his career, including the Asylum of Ville-Evrard and the hospital of Sainte-Anne. He also worked as a physician at the Asylum of Marsens
in Switzerland.
Sérieux is best known for research of psychoses
and delusion
al thought processes, and his collaborative work with Joseph Capgras
(1873-1950). With Capgras, he described a type of non-schizophrenic
, paranoid psychosis called délire d’interprétation, which is defined as a "chronic interpretive psychosis". Sérieux was also instrumental in introducing the theories of German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin
(1856-1926) into French psychiatry.
With his one-time mentor Valentin Magnan
(1835-1916), he co-authored the book Le délire chronique a evolution systématique (1892), and in 1909 with Capgras, he published a treatise called Les folies raisonnantes. Sérieux travelled extensively throughout Europe, and created an extensive report concerning the state and conditions of psychiatric treatment in French, German, Swiss and Belgian mental asylums.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
who was a native of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He practiced medicine in several French hospitals and asylums during his career, including the Asylum of Ville-Evrard and the hospital of Sainte-Anne. He also worked as a physician at the Asylum of Marsens
Marsens
Marsens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2001 the former municipality of Vuippens merged into the municipality of Marsens.-History:...
in Switzerland.
Sérieux is best known for research of psychoses
Psychosis
Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"...
and delusion
Delusion
A delusion is a false belief held with absolute conviction despite superior evidence. Unlike hallucinations, delusions are always pathological...
al thought processes, and his collaborative work with Joseph Capgras
Joseph Capgras
Jean Marie Joseph Capgras was a French psychiatrist who is best known for the Capgras delusion, a disorder named after him....
(1873-1950). With Capgras, he described a type of non-schizophrenic
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
, paranoid psychosis called délire d’interprétation, which is defined as a "chronic interpretive psychosis". Sérieux was also instrumental in introducing the theories of German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin
Emil Kraepelin
Emil Kraepelin was a German psychiatrist. H.J. Eysenck's Encyclopedia of Psychology identifies him as the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, as well as of psychopharmacology and psychiatric genetics. Kraepelin believed the chief origin of psychiatric disease to be biological and genetic...
(1856-1926) into French psychiatry.
With his one-time mentor Valentin Magnan
Valentin Magnan
Valentin Magnan was a French psychiatrist who was a native of Perpignan.He studied medicine in Lyon and Paris, where he was a student of Jules Baillarger and Jean-Pierre Falret...
(1835-1916), he co-authored the book Le délire chronique a evolution systématique (1892), and in 1909 with Capgras, he published a treatise called Les folies raisonnantes. Sérieux travelled extensively throughout Europe, and created an extensive report concerning the state and conditions of psychiatric treatment in French, German, Swiss and Belgian mental asylums.
External links
- Le délire érotique at Psychanalyse-Paris.com
- Site with the work of Paul Sérieux and Lucien Libert