About René Roussillon

Rene Roussillon is a full member of the Société psychanalytique de Paris and director of the department of clinical psychology at the University of Lumiere in Lyon 2 and also president of the psychoanalysis group in Lyon.

The work of Rene Roussillon contributed to the development of modern psychoanalytic thought, especially in the study of narcissistic pathologies.

Rene Roussillon is the author of books such as “Primitive Agony and Symbolization” “Paradoxes and borderline situations in psychoanalysis” (1991), In addition I he published important works: Logic and archeology of psychoanalysis (1995), Agony, Fragmentation and symbolization (1995), Transition, sexual and reflective (2002), Birth of an object (2010), Guide to clinical practice in psychology and psychopathology (2012), Pleasure and repetition, theory of the psychic process ( 2002)

Rene Roussillon received awards:

• 1992 Morris Bouvet award for “Situations Bordering Psychoanalysis”
• The Sigourney award for his contribution to psychoanalysis

Key publications:

 

Paradoxes et situations limites de la psychanalyse  (1991);
Du baquet de Mesmer au « baquet de S. Freud  (1992);
Logiques et archéologiques du cadre psychanalytique  (1995);
Agonie, clivage et symbolisation (1999);
Le plaisir et la répétition, théorie du processus psychique (2002);
Le transitionnel, le sexuel et la réflexivité  (2008);
Le jeu et l’entre-je(u) (2008);
La psychanalyse : une remise en jeu, avec Jean-Paul Matot (2010);
La naissance de l’objet, avec Bernard Golse (2010);
Manuel de la pratique clinique en psychologie et psychopathologie (2012);
Manuel de psychologie et psychopathologie clinique général (2014);

 

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