"The interpreter, a third party who remains present"

Abstract

Stéphanie Larchanché is a medical anthropologist and therapist who specializes in the study of cultural representations of illness and care strategies in a migratory context, particularly in mental health. Currently aconsultant, independent trainer and head of research at Sigmund-Freud University-Paris, she has, for twelve years, directed training, teaching and research activities at the Françoise-Minkowska medical-psychological center in Paris. She is also an administrator of the ISM-Interpretariat association, and has a pertinent view of the role played by the interpreter with the health professional and his patient. The following interview took place before she left the Minkowska Center.