Serge Nicolas, the author of this website, focused his research on the french psychology, here is one of his book which provides more information on the subject : 

 

French psychology is a young science, founded in the nineteenth century. This book fills a gap: it is the first book on the history of French psychology as an independent discipline. The author provides an overview of the major steps that have marked its history from the late eighteenth century to the eve of the twenty-first century. At each stage, the focus is on the people and institutions who have left their mark on this course. The objective of this book is to give the reader the major historical landmarks in bringing awareness to the long path that led to the institutionalization of psychology in France. It also shows the often underestimated abroad important - the French psychology in the world in its infancy. This book is intended for students, psychologists, psychiatrists, philosophers as historians of science.