{"title":"[The unconscious in psychoanalysis and psychiatry today].","authors":"Nicolas Georgieff","doi":"10.1016/j.spsy.2026.07.005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The psychoanalytic unconscious is a concept with multiple meanings. Its first, positivist interpretation opens the door to a psychological debate with the neurosciences on the nature of the psyche, provided that the differences in methods and languages are respected. The second, hermeneutic interpretation views the unconscious as meaning to be interpreted or a narrative to be coconstructed. The third, which is emphasized here, offers a concrete definition of the unconscious within and through the pragmatics of psychoanalytic communication, in the here and now of the encounter. It is from this perspective that psychoanalysis's contribution to psychiatry seems most relevant today - as a tool for training in encounter and active listening within the realm of intersubjectivity, which lies at the heart of all clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":35570,"journal":{"name":"Soins Psychiatrie","volume":"47 366","pages":"19-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Soins Psychiatrie","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spsy.2026.07.005","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/9/11 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The psychoanalytic unconscious is a concept with multiple meanings. Its first, positivist interpretation opens the door to a psychological debate with the neurosciences on the nature of the psyche, provided that the differences in methods and languages are respected. The second, hermeneutic interpretation views the unconscious as meaning to be interpreted or a narrative to be coconstructed. The third, which is emphasized here, offers a concrete definition of the unconscious within and through the pragmatics of psychoanalytic communication, in the here and now of the encounter. It is from this perspective that psychoanalysis's contribution to psychiatry seems most relevant today - as a tool for training in encounter and active listening within the realm of intersubjectivity, which lies at the heart of all clinical practice.
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La revue Soins Psychiatrie adresse a tous les acteurs du soin en santé mentale, soignants et partenaires sociaux quel que soit leur lieu de exercice : hospitalisation traditionnelle, secteur, foyer, HAD, domicile..., tissant ainsi un vaste réseau entre tous les lieux de soins et de santé mentale. Le interdisciplinarité est le maitre mot des équipes en psychiatrie, tant il est vrai que le soignant existe pas en tant que entité séparée. Ayant comme pole fédérateur le patient reconnu comme individu a part entière avec toute son histoire, la revue réunit, dans chaque numéro, les écrits de professionnels aux compétences variées. Les textes sont sélectionnés par un Comité de rédaction appuyé par des conseillers.