01643 a2200277 4500 1782201807 20250317100412.0 250312042015GB eng 9781782201809 Taylor & Francis GBP 22.99 BB 01 eng MKMT thema JMAF thema MMJT bic JMAF bic PSY000000 bisac PSY036000 bisac 616.89 bisac Christophe Dejours Psychopathology of Work Clinical Observations 1 Oxford Routledge 20150609 120 p This book examines the processes at issue in the onset of psychiatric disorders linked to stress in the workplace. Six clinical observations are presented: an acute psychosomatic decompensation (status asthmaticus); a delirious episode; a dementia-like confusional state; a sexuality disorder; two successive decompensations (one in a victim of workplace harassment and one in her aggressor); and a suicide. Each is explored in detail, from aetiology to treatment, bringing into sharp relief the differences between conventional analysis and the interpretation of material in light of the reference to work. These studies have been written by psychoanalysts and may be used as a training resource for practitioners and students alike. For any professional or researcher involved in the world of work, these observations will offer a deeper understanding of this particular work-related mental pathology which characterises the development of our contemporary society. 2484 2484