[The psychiatric hospital in search of an extra soul].

The evocation of the meaning of the patients' suffering and their quest for appeasement refocuses the reflection on the missions of the psychiatric hospital around reception and accompaniment. It reminds us above all of the role of the carers in psychiatry, between availability, listening and benevolence. The maintenance of the link between the caregiver and the patient, in an atmosphere of trust, is essential to the care and quality of the accompaniment. We must not forget this.