Philosophy of Medicine

"Functional Neurological Disorders: A New Name For Hysteria?"

I am a PhD student at the ED 019 Doctoral School (Sorbonne University).

The legacy of hysteria continues to shape contemporary perceptions and the difficulties encountered daily by patients suffering from Functional Neurological Disorders. The objective is to compare the words used to describe symptoms observed as hysteria in the 18th and 19th centuries with the words used today to describe functional neurological disorders. I adopt an interdisciplinary approach to identify obstacles to appropriate patient care.

Apart from my PhD, I completed a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in biomedical humanities at Sorbonne University. Currently, in parallel with my thesis, I am doing an inter-university diploma in epistemology and philosophy of psychiatry at the Department of Medical Sciences at the University of Toulouse Paul Sabatier.

Do not hesitate to contact me at mathilde.maugarny@etu.sorbonne-universite.fr or mathilde.maugarny@cnrs.fr