Edgar Bérillon (23 May 1859,

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– 6 March 1948) was a French

psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are physicians who evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly ...

known for his research of

hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychological ...

. He studied medicine in

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, and from 1882 worked as a préparateur of comparative

pathology Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

courses at the

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. In 1884 he received his medical doctorate with the dissertation-thesis "''De l'indépendance fonctionnelle des deux hémisphères cérébraux''". He worked as an inspector of ''Asiles d'aliénés de la Seine'' (Mental asylums of the

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), and from 1888, taught classes at the École pratique de la faculté de médecine. In 1900 he became a professor at the École de Psychologie in Paris.Bérillon Edgar, Just Edgard Eugène
Sociétés savantes de France In 1886, he became director of the "''Revue de l'hypnotisme expérimental et thérapeutique''", a journal that was later renamed as "''Revue de l'hypnotisme et de la psychologie physiologique''". In 1889 he was named general secretary of the ''Société d'hypnologie et de psychologie'', and in 1905 was appointed president of the ''Société de pathologie comparé''.

Selected works

* ''De l'indépendance fonctionnelle des deux hémisphères cérébraux'', 1884 – The functional independence of the two

cerebral hemisphere The vertebrate cerebrum (brain) is formed by two cerebral hemispheres that are separated by a groove, the longitudinal fissure. The brain can thus be described as being divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres. Each of these hemispheres ...

s. * ''Hypnotisme expérimental : La dualité cérébrale et l'indépendance fonctionnelle des deux hémisphères cérébraux'', 1884 – Experimental hypnotism; the cerebral duality of functional independence of the two cerebral hemispheres. * ''De la suggestion hypnotique dans le traitement de l'hystérie'', 1890 – The hypnotic suggestion in the treatment of

hysteria Hysteria is a term used to mean ungovernable emotional excess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. In the nineteenth century, female hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness in women. It is assumed that the bas ...

. * ''Les indications formelles de la suggestion hypnotique en psychiatrie et en neuropathologie'', 1891 – Formal indications of hypnotic suggestion in psychiatry and

neuropathology Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole-body autopsies. Neuropathologists usually work in a department of anatomic pathology, but work closely with the clini ...

. * ''L'Hypnotisme et l'orthopédie mentale'', 1898 – Hypnotism and mental

orthopedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (American and British English spelling differences, alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgic ...

. * ''Le traitement psychologique de l'alcoolisme'', 1906 – Psychological treatment of

alcoholism Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records. The World He ...

. * ''L'oeuvre psychologique du Dr Liébeault'', 1906 – The psychological works of

Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault (; 1823–1904) was a French physician and is considered the father of modern hypnotherapy. Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault was born in Favières, a small town in the Lorraine region of France, on September 16, 1823. He com ...

. * ''La bromidrose fétide de la race Allemande'', 1915 – The fetid bromidrosis of the German race. * ''La psychologique de la race Allemande'', 1917 – The psychology of the German race. * ''La science de l'hypnotisme'' (2 volumes) – The science of hypnotism. ** ''L'Hypnotisme expérimental'', 1944 – Experimental hypnotism. ** ''L'Hypnotisme thérapeutique'', 1947 – Therapeutic hypnotism.IDREF.fr
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