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RESUMEN Se señala la importancia de reconsiderar el trabajo de Pierre Janet en trauma y amnesia disociativa, como elementos importantes en el estudio actual del trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT). Los objetivos de esta revisión histórica no sistemática y comparativa son: a) explicar, desde la perspectiva de Janet: el concepto de Idea Fija, que hoy denominamos trauma b) describir los diferentes tipos de amnesia en las cuales se basa el DSM para su clasificación actual y c) a través de un caso clínico descrito por Janet, mostrar su concordancia con lo que actualmente diagnosticamos como TEPT complejo, que denominó en su época: "una de las formas que puede tomar la histeria después de un accidente emocional". Esta revisión se basa principalmente en algunos capítulos originales de Janet publicados en Francés.
The present article gives emphasis in reconsidering the work of Pierre Janet in trauma and dissociative amnesia, as important aspects for the contemporary study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this non systematic historical review is to explain the following ideas under Janet´s perspective: a) the concept of fixed idea, denominated in our contemporary nomenclature as trauma, b) to describe the different types of amnesia described by Janet and its relation with DSM clasiffication for this penomenon, and c) to show through the analysis of a clinical case described by Janet, how a concordance exists between the current denomination of complex PTSD and what Janet nominated "one of the forms in which hysteria can presents after an emotional accident". This article is mainly based in some original chapters from Janet´s work published in French.
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Humanos , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos , Transtornos Dissociativos , Amnésia/históriaRESUMO
The myth that a second head trauma can restore memory to someone with a previous head injury is evident in popular fiction and believed by a significant number of people. The double trauma amnesia plot device appeared in 19th century fiction and was fully formed by the 1880s. This article explores the contributions of scientific and popular ideas related to brain symmetry and memory permanence that fueled inaccurate ideas about memory recovery following brain injury.