Eugenio Borgna Author

Eugenio Borgna (1930-2024) was an Italian psychiatrist and professor. A virtuoso of psychiatry, he shifted perceptions of mental illness not to the “normal” but to the “familiar,” bridging its apparent distance without diminishing its significance in terms of patient suffering and doctors’ attentiveness to care. His many books include La fragilità che è in noi [The Fragility in Us], Parlarsi [Talking to Each Other], Responsabilità e speranza [Responsibility and Hope], and L’ascolto gentile [Kind Listening].