Aquilino Polaino-Lorente
1945–2026Spanish psychiatrist and professor of psychopathology at the Complutense University of Madrid, author of numerous books on family, education, and youth.
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Aquilino Polaino-Lorente (1945–2026) was a Spanish psychiatrist and full professor (catedrático) of psychopathology at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he taught for three decades before moving to CEU San Pablo University. Born in Cazorla, Jaén, he studied in Madrid, Granada, Seville, and Navarre, and furthered his training at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Heidelberg, UCLA, and Georgetown, where he was a visiting professor. He directed some fifty doctoral theses and lectured widely at universities across Europe and Latin America. A member of Opus Dei since 1962, he was a corresponding member of the Royal Academies of Medicine of Valencia, Cádiz, and Granada. He published numerous scientific articles and books on the family, education, alcoholism, and youth, including '¿Hay algún hombre en casa?', 'Aprender a escuchar', 'Familia y autoestima', 'Todos somos frágiles (también los psiquiatras)', and his final book 'El arte de casarse y no arrepentirse' (2026), co-written with Enrique Alonso-Sáinz. He died in Madrid on 25 September 2026.
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