Marcel Czermak (4 October 1941 – 3 June 2021) was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He is well known for his outspoken stance against the proliferation of the so-called scientific discourse and for his significant contributions to the study of the psychoses.[1][2]

Marcel Czermak
Born4 October 1941
Died3 June 2021(2021-06-03) (aged 79)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst

Biography

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For many years, Czermak was director of the Centre psychiatrique d’orientation et d’accueil at the Sainte-Anne Hospital Center.[3] He often participated in the presentations of Jacques Lacan. He was a founding member of the Association freudienne, which became the Association lacanienne internationale [fr].[4] He was also the founder of the École psychanalytique de Sainte-Anne and wrote numerous books and studies.[5] He served as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal français de psychiatrie.[6] In 1987, he published an article in Le Monde diplomatique contesting "the general reference to science whose 'discourse' seems to be authoritative for all", particularly for politicians.[7]

Marcel Czermak died on 3 June 2021 at the age of 79.[8]

Publications

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  • Passions de l'objet : études psychanalytiques des psychoses (1986)
  • Patronymies : considérations cliniques sur les psychoses (1998)
  • Faut-il juger et punir les malades mentaux criminels? (2000)
  • Délire des négations (2001)
  • Les jardins de l'asile (2008)
  • La navigation astronomique (2011)
  • Chemins traversiers II (2015)
  • Passage à l'acte et acting out (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Czermak, Marcel (1941-....) (in French) – via BnF Catalogue général.
  2. ^ "Marcel Czermak". Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database.
  3. ^ Mauppin, Christian (2020). Histoires et Histoire du centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne (in French). Les Etudes Hospitalières édition. ISBN 978-2848748382.
  4. ^ "Marcel Czermak nous a quittés". Associations lacaniennes de psychanalyse (in French).
  5. ^ "Marcel Czermak". BnF Data (in French).
  6. ^ "Marcel CZERMAK". Éditions érès (in French).
  7. ^ Czermak, Marcel (September 1987). "Au service du Maître". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ le Vaguerèse, Laurent (3 June 2021). "Décès de Marcel Czermak". Oedipe.org (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2021.