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Created in 1978, the Department of Psychology has carried out extensive research in various fields of the humanities and social sciences as well as health, with a particular interest in vulnerable people, neuroscience and eHealth.
The Department of Psychology mainly teaches within the Faculty of Medicine. In the human and social sciences, it has acquired a national and international reputation for conducting qualitative studies of people suffering from physical or psychological disorders. Currently, the department is building a large-scale longitudinal survey on well-being and collaborating on research into psychosocial risks at work and in companies. This research has led to the publication of 200 articles and some twenty books, as well as participation in numerous scientific and popularization conferences.
In the healthcare sector, the department has taken a particular interest in neuroscience, in particular with the development of a battery of attentional tests, commonly used clinically (BAWL, William Lennox Attention Battery). It also has a technological platform for murine animal behavior, enabling the testing of genetically modified populations and the use of research-derived molecules, and works in the field of systemic neuroscience with the use of medical imaging. Finally, the department is collaborating with a hypnotherapist psychiatrist to better understand the mechanisms involved in the functioning of hypnosis.
The department works in the field of eHealth and collaborates on research projects using mobile applications to track health and well-being.
Training
Interuniversity certificate "Dual diagnosis"
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Book publications
Doctor of Medicine, psychiatrist and psychotherapist and professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Martin Desseilles divides his time between clinical practice and research in psychiatric neuroscience. He has edited and/or co-authored 5 books relating to his clinical practice and field of research.
