Anatole Le Bras

Anatole Le Bras is a Lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), affiliated with the Institute of Cultural and International Studies (IECI) and the Center for the Cultural History of Contemporary Societies (CHCSC). His academic career focuses on historical intersections of psychiatry, alcoholism, and institutional frameworks.

• Education: Graduate of Sciences Po (2014), Agrégé in History (2015), and Doctor of History (2021).

Research interests include:

• Social and cultural history of psychiatry (19th-20th centuries)
• History of alcoholism
• Confinement and disciplinary institutions
• Health-environment relationships
• "Climate psychiatry": climate influences on mental health
• Family dynamics in institutional contexts

Recent publications explore alcoholism recovery movements, outpatient psychiatric care, gender roles in medical treatment, and family-asylum interactions. His work spans journals like Le Mouvement social, Genèses, and Social History of Medicine.

Editorial roles include membership on the editorial board of History of Psychiatry and scientific committees for Canadian Journal of Health History and L'évolution mentale.