Swiss psychologist and psycho*yst (1904-1984)

Germaine Guex (April 17, 1904 in Arcachon, France–November 20, 1984 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Swiss psychologist. She was particularly known for her work on abandonment syndrome in psycho*ysis.

Born in Arcachon, France, Guex achieved the French baccalauréat and studied at the Rousseau Ins*ute in Geneva. In the 1930s, Guex established a pioneering medical-pedagogical service in Monthey, dedicated to the psycho*ytical treatment of children. Her monograph La névrose d'abandon (1950; English: Abandonment neurosis), later re-published in 1973 under the *le Le Syndrome d'abandon, made her reputation international. In it, she describes "abandonment neurosis" as a type of neurosis distinct from other previously defined categories.

Contents

• 1 Publications
• 2 References
• 3 Further reading
• 4 External links

Publications

• The Abandonment Neurosis (The History of Psycho*ysis Series) Karnac Books (2015) ISBN:978-1782201915

References

Further reading

• Jean-Daniel Zbinden, «:L'organisateur André Repond:» in Christian Müller (dir.) Portraits de psychiatres (suisses) romands, Payot-Lausanne, 1995, (ISBN:2-601-03139-5).
• Catherine Fussinger, «:Du rôle des femmes et des hommes dans le développement de la pédopsychiatrie en Suisse romande (1930 - 1950):», in Jacqueline Carroy (dir.) Les femmes dans les sciences de l'homme (XIXe-XXe siècles):: inspiratrices, collaboratrices ou créatrices:?, Éditions Seli Arslan, 2005 (ISBN:2842761081).
• Corinne Dallera, Nadia Lamamra, Du salon à l'usine:: vingt portraits de femmes. Un autre regard sur l'histoire du canton de Vaud, 2003, p.:213–228, coédition:: CLAFV & ADF & Ouverture (2003) (ISBN:2884130950)

External links

• Biography in the International Dictionary of Psycho*ysis (Thomson Gale, 2005)