Admitted by competitive examination to the School of Health Service of the French Navy, and studied medicine at the Faculty of Bordeaux. Thesis in December of 1967. Degree in Tropical Medicine 1967. Doctor of the French Cooperation in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast as a general practitioner. Specialization in Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris. Dissertation on "fanafody." (a Madagascar magic ritual) Certificate in Clinical Electroencephalography from the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon.

Director of psychiatric services in Madagascar (Girard and Robic Hospital of Antananarivo), and later, Cameroon (Garoua Hospital). Resigned from the Armed Forces Health Services in 1982 and moved to Liberal to serve as a psychiatrist and Director at the clinic Relaxazur in Cassis (1982-2006).

Named national expert in Neuropsvchiatry by the French Minister of Health. Psychiatrist and Chair of the medical clinic Médiazur Bouilladisse Alpes Maritime from 2006 to present. Medical expert of the High Authority of Health from 2004 to 2008.

Dr. Christian Simonin is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist working both in private practice and a rehabilitation Center. In his book, The Intelligence of the Living (Testez Editions, 2009) co-written with Dr. Alain Horvilleur, several pages devoted to the Catharsis Technique enrich the chapter on the intelligence of the body.

Pr Bonnefoy is teaching at University of Medicine Lyon Sud.

PhD in Immunovirology (1991) at the Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble-France and HDR (Professoral Thesis: 2001) in Neuroimmunology at the Faculty of Medicine, Grenoble-France. Presently Thesis Director at the "Doctoral School" of University Claude Bernard Lyon-1.

He is general manager of the newly created French subsidiary company, Geneuro-Innovation, and remains Chief Scientific Officer for the Geneuro Biotech Group. He thus bridges "Research and Development" in Geneuro-Innovation with Pharmaceutical development for Clinical applications in Geneuro SA.

PhD, Chief Scientific Monitoring Research & investing information, Lyon France

Dr Sergyl Lafont was also the President of ARTEB (Association for the development of Biomedical Technologies) 2003 to 2007. Currently he is the pay-master of ARDI (Regional Agency of Development and Innovation in Rhônes-Alpes-France).

Neuro-Psychiatrist University of Bordeaux, Ex-In-House Doctor and Ex-Clinic Director

Dr. Jacqueline Verdeau-Pailles - A tribute to an exceptional woman She left us on May 20, 2010, a few days after a massive stroke. She immediately understood that the severity of her condition was irreversible. Two days prior she had given, as usual, a master lecture on the two subjects that were her passion in life: music and psychiatry. A few months earlier, she demonstrated her dedication and sense of humor at a lecture entitled: "Giacomo Puccini: Madame Butterfly, it's me" when as a presenter she did not hesitate to put on Japanese kimono!

A month before her passing, she asked Alain and Chantal to give her their feedback on her latest book "The Catharsis in the Opera". Her unpretentious and straightforward manner was demonstrated when she announced to them that "I do not want compliments but I do wish for your honest opinion."

Dr Verdeau-Pailles became a pioneer in her field by exploring the clinical and therapeutic dimensions of music therapy. She traveled the world for many years presenting lectures, attending seminars and exploring new cultures. Her generous and enthusiastic personality was admired by both colleagues and patients alike. Her sudden absence is felt by all who knew her. Dr. Verdeau-Pailles was 86 years old.