Giorgio Sacerdoti, born in Padua in 1925, worked for many years as Head of Psychiatric Services in the Province of Venice, also holding the position of Director between 1968 and 1978. He is a psychoanalyst and a training analyst for the Association of Italian Psychoanalysts, of which he has also been Vice President. He has published numerous articles in specialized journals, both in Italy and elsewhere, and is the co-author of several books dealing with clinical and applied psychoanalysis.