Jules Falret
Jules Philippe Falret (1824 – 1902) was a French psychiatrist.
In 1877, along with Ernest-Charles Lasègue (1816-1883) first described the concept of Folie à deux, initially termed Lasègue-Falret syndrome.
Biography
- Born 17 April 1824, à Vanves. Son of French psychiatrist Jean-Pierre Falret (1794 – 1870)
- 1852 – Docteur en médecine à la faculté de Paris
- 1867 – Psychiatrist l’hôpital de Bicêtre.
- 1871 – Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
- 1874 – Ernest-Charles Lasègue (1816-1883) introduced him to Jules Cotard (1840-1889) who would become his deputy at the Maison de santé
- Died 28 May 1902
Medical Eponyms
Lasègue-Falret syndrome (1877) [*aka Folie à deux]
Psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief and hallucinations are transmitted from one individual to another.
Described by Ernest-Charles Lasègue (1816 – 1883) and most commonly (wrongly) associated with his father…Jean-Pierre Falret (1794 – 1870)
Major Publications
- Falret J. De l’état mental des épileptiques. 1861
- Lasègue C, Falret J. La folie à deux. Annales médico-psychologiques. 1877; 18: 321–355. [Folie à deux]
- Falret J. Études cliniques sur les maladies mentales et nerveuses. 1890
References
- Jules Falret (1824-1902) – Data BNF
- Necrologie de Jules Falret. Archives de Neurologie 1902; 14(II): 181-184
- Arnone D, Patel A, Tan GM. The nosological significance of Folie à Deux: a review of the literature. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2006; 5: 11.
- Bibliography. Falret, Jules Ph. J. WorldCat Identities
