Widlocher D
Rev Neurol (Paris). 1982;138(12):1053-60.
Is it true that hysteria we see today is no longer that described at the end of the last century? Is it true that Charcot's work on hysteria ended in failure? Contrary to currently accepted opinion, it can be demonstrated not only that Charcot truly laid the foundation for the psychological theory of hysteria but that his explanation of the mechanism of conversion forms the basis for one of the most effective therapies. Furthermore the major streams of thought in psychopathology have come to complete Charcot's point of view and in no way contradict it. A general view of neurosis can thus be distinguished, while not forgetting that these complementary points of view are based on logics of action irreducibles to each other. The interest shown by Charcot in cultural phenomena, such as ecstasy or demoniacal possession, even introduces to an anthropological point of view which situates the hysterical symptom within the more general framework of a universal modality of action.
我们今天所见到的癔症真的不再是上世纪末所描述的那样了吗？夏科关于癔症的研究真的以失败告终了吗？与当前被广泛接受的观点相反，我们可以证明，夏科不仅真正为癔症的心理学理论奠定了基础，而且他对转换机制的解释构成了最有效的治疗方法之一的基础。此外，精神病理学的主要思想流派已经完善了夏科的观点，并且绝没有与之矛盾。因此，可以区分出一种对神经症的总体看法，同时不要忘记这些互补的观点是基于相互不可简化的行动逻辑。夏科对诸如狂喜或被恶魔附身等文化现象所表现出的兴趣，甚至引入了一种人类学观点，即将癔症症状置于一种普遍行动模式的更广泛框架内。
