Jules Janet (22 December 1861 – 1945) was a French physician, psychologist and psychotherapist, best known today for his clinical contributions to psychological trauma as the cause of hysteria, a view shared with his brother Pierre.[1][2]
Jules Janet | |
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Born | 22 December 1861 Bourg-la-Reine (Hauts-de-Seine, France) |
Died | 1945 | (aged 83)
Nationality | French |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology, psychiatry |
Notes
edit- ^ Janet, Jules (1888), "L'Hystérie et l'Hypnotisme, d'après la Théorie de la Double Personnalité", Revue scientifique, 3e série (in French), 20: 617–623
- ^ Myers, F.W.H. (1889), "Dr. Jules Janet on hysteria and double personality", Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 6: 216–221