Founder
The clinic was founded by Jean Oury. A young psychiatrist who gained invaluable experience in experimental therapy at the famous Saint-Alban Psychiatric Hospital, the result of a World War II preponderance on the advancement of the movement of institutional psychotherapy. He was influenced by innovative therapists such as Paul Balvet, Lucien Bonnafé, the philosopher Georges Canguilhem, and the poet Paul Éluard.
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