Marcel Czermak Explained

Marcel Czermak
Birth Date:	4 October 1941
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst

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]}

Biography

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 .^[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

• 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)

Notes and References

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