Craparo G., Ortu F., Van der Hart O. (eds.) Rediscovering Pierre Janet: Trauma, Dissociation, and a New Context for Psychoanalysis

Routledge, 2019. — 267 p. — ISBN: 978-0-367-19356-0.Rediscovering Pierre Janet explores the legacy left by the pioneering French psychologist, philosopher, and psychotherapist (1859 – 1947), from the relationship between Janet and Freud to the influence of his dissociation theory on contemporary psychotraumatology. Divided into three parts, the first section places Janetian psychological analysis and psychoanalysis in context with the foundational tenets of psychoanalysis, from Freud to relational theory, before the book explores Janet’s work on trauma and dissociation and its influence on contemporary thinking. Part three presents several contemporary psychotherapy approaches directly influenced by Janetian theory, including the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder. Rediscovering Pierre Janet draws together eminent scholars from a variety of backgrounds, each of whom has developed Janetian constructs according to his or her theoretical and clinical models. It provides an integrative approach that offers contemporary perspectives on Janet’s work and will be of significant interest to practicing psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists, especially those treating trauma-related dissociative disorders, as well as researchers with an interest in psychological trauma.A reader’s guide to Pierre Janet.
From consciousness to subconsciousness.
Janet’s influence on psychoanalysis
Janet and Freud.
Janet and Jung.
On not taking just one part of it.
From Janet to Bromberg, via Ferenczi.
Janet’s influence on contemporary psychotraumatology
Reflections on some contributions to contemporary psychotraumatology in the light of Janet’s critique of Freud’s theories.
The holistic project of Pierre Janet: Disintegration or désagrégation.
The holistic project of Pierre Janet: Oscillations and becomings: From disintegration to integration.
Pierre Janet on hallucinations, paranoia, and schizophrenia.
Janet’s influence on current psychotherapy
The hypnotherapeutic relationship with traumatized patients.
Pierre Janet’s treatment of posttraumatic stress.
Pierre Janet’s views on the etiology, pathogenesis, and therapy of dissociative disorders.
Acts of triumph: An interpretation of Pierre Janet and the role of the body in trauma treatment.
Epilogue: Dissociation in the DSM-5: Your view, S’il vous plaît, Docteur Janet?