As a whole, the papers serve to expand upon, and propose their own, psychoanalytic theory, they are supplemented by journal entries explaining the relationships between Guattari and many of his companions including Deleuze, Jacques Lacan, and Jean Oury.
Overall, these papers elaborate on, and propose an alternative, psychoanalytic theory, which is further supported by journal entries detailing the relationships between Guattari and several of his colleagues, including Deleuze, Lacan, and Oury.