Gérard Vachonfrance

Gérard Vachonfrance (30 March 1933, in Roubaix – 31 December 2008), was a French physician.[1] He was a co-founder of the Société française d'alcoologie (French Society of Alcohology).

Vachonfrance and Pierre Fouquet were pioneers of alcohology as a medical discipline.[2] He was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst open to unorthodox practices such as transactional analysis. He was an unconditional supporter of discussion groups and mutual assistance.

References
  1. "Acte de décès à Vernon (27200) pour l'année 2008". www.acte-deces.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. Singainy, Erick Jean-Daniel (2013-11-01). La rencontre thérapeutique avec l'alcoolique (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 14. ISBN 978-2-336-32877-5.


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