Bagutta Prize
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Eugenio Borgna
エウジェニオ・ボルニャ
Eugenio Borgna
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-07-22 （Borgomanero, Italy）
- Died
- 2024-12-04 （Borgomanero, Italy） age 94
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
Career
- Occupations
- psychiatrist, essayist, writer
- Active Years
- 1954-2024
- Influenced By
- Franco Basaglia
- Influenced
- Italian psychiatric reformers and practitioners
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Turin | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine | 医学士 | 1950–1954 | Italy |
| University of Milan | Faculty of Medicine | Specialization in nervous and mental diseases | 専門医（精神科） | 1955–1957 | Italy |
University of Turin
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medicine
Degree:
医学士
Period:
1950–1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Italy
University of Milan
Faculty of Medicine
/ Specialization in nervous and mental diseases
Degree:
専門医（精神科）
Period:
1955–1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Italy
Served as a lecturer while studying
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bagutta Prize | L'attesa e la speranza | — | Bagutta Prize committee | 受賞 |
Bagutta Prize
2005
Work:
L'attesa e la speranza
Organization:
Bagutta Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
L'attesa e la speranza
2005 EssayAn essay on psychiatry and humanity. Based on clinical experience and dialogue with patients, it reflects on hope and acceptance in conditions such as depression and schizophrenia.
psychiatryhopedialoguehumanity
L'ora che non ha più sorelle
2024 EssayAn essay focused on female suicide. It examines causes, prevention, grief, and loneliness from social and clinical perspectives. Published by Einaudi in November 2024.
suicidegendermental healthloneliness
Bibliography
- L'attesa e la speranza
- L'ora che non ha più sorelle
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, reflective prosecombines clinical experience with philosophical insight
- Recurring Motifs
- dialoguelonelinesshope and lossthe humanity of patients
Legacy
His insights bridging clinical practice and philosophy influenced psychiatric reform in Italy. He advocated abolition of restraints and coercive therapies and promoted dialogue-centered therapeutic approaches, earning widespread recognition.
Trivia
- In 1963 he banned restraints and coercive therapies in the Novara psychiatric ward, introducing a dialogue-based therapeutic approach.
- Won the Bagutta Prize in 2005 for the essay L'attesa e la speranza.
- His final work, L'ora che non ha più sorelle, was published in November 2024.