The first part of our interview discusses totalitarianism and the psychological mechanisms it relies upon. The second part delves further and looks at the Mathias Desmet / Peter Breggin controversy. To understand the concept of totalitarianism, which is increasingly being discussed following the COVID-19 crisis and the various coercive measures that have been put in place, the logical step is to call on a real expert in the field.

Work psychopathology allows us to broaden the perspective of traditional psychopathology, by introducing a reflection on pathogenic work organizations and the psychological and somatic impacts on individuals, without however ruling out an analysis of the collusions between personal history and experience in the company.

Psychosis manifests a singular apprehension of time, which is characterized by a difficulty in inscribing a temporality specific to the story, notably in phenomena of absence of dating or excessive dating. This excessive dating of certain psychotic stories is studied here through the concept of "hyperdating" proposed by the authors who question its psychic function. The methodology is qualitative and is based on the presentation of two clinical cases, one of schizophrenia, th