The publication analyzes the main directions of the influence of psychiatry on the problems and methodological tools of French philosophy of the 20th century, as well as presents the main components of the psychiatric discourse of France in its development and complexity. theory of psychiatry and practice of psychiatric care, research of mental processes, theory and practice of psychoanalysis. Sections of the book are equipped with questions and creative tasks (bibliographic, comparative-content, tasks with case elements, pedagogical) . The publication can be useful for undergraduate and graduate students of the faculties of philosophy and psychology, as well as for anyone interested in the interdisciplinary areas of 20th century philosophy.