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[Guignol or the comedian's paradox]
J P Marnier1, A Ait Ameur, C Petit-Marnier
1Service de Pédopsychiatrie, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHRU, Dijon.
Acta Psychiatrica Belgica
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Our study is based on a puppet theatre performed with a group of children aged from six to eight who were experiencing a neurotic context. Guignol's playing reveals anguishes and defensive mechanisms as well as, regarding the actors, the ability to experience the comedy with authenticity without forgetting it is imaginary. The puppet theatre has allowed us to progress in a therapeutic process while continuing diagnostic exploration.